Administration GuideUsing an IT policy to manage BlackBerry Enterprise Solution security

Preconfigured IT policy

Description

 

 

Medium Security with No 3rd Party

Similar to the Medium Password Security, this policy requires a complex

Applications

password that a user must change frequently, a security timeout, and a

 

maximum password history. This policy prevents users from making their

 

devices discoverable by other Bluetooth enabled devices and prevents devices

 

from downloading third-party applications.

 

 

Advanced Security

Similar to the Default IT policy, this IT policy also requires a complex password

 

that users must change frequently, a password timeout that locks devices, and a

 

maximum password history. This policy restricts Bluetooth technology on

 

devices, turns on strong content protection, turns off USB mass storage, and

 

requires devices to encrypt external file systems.

 

 

Advanced Security with No 3rd Party

Similar to the Advanced Security IT policy, this IT policy requires a complex

Applications

password that users must change frequently, a password timeout that locks

 

devices, and a maximum password history. This policy restricts Bluetooth

 

technology on devices, turns on strong content protection, turns off USB mass

 

storage, requires devices to encrypt external file systems, and prevents devices

 

from downloading third-party applications.

 

 

Default values for preconfigured IT policies

You can configure additional IT policy rules in the preconfigured IT policies or change any of the following values:

IT policy rule

Default IT

Individual-

Basic

Medium

Medium

Advanced

Advanced

 

policy

Liable

Password

Password

Password

Security IT

Security

 

 

Device IT

Security IT

Security IT

Security

policy

with No 3rd

 

 

policy

policy

policy

with No 3rd

 

Party

 

 

 

 

 

Party

 

Applications

 

 

 

 

 

Applications

 

IT policy

 

 

 

 

 

IT policy

 

 

Device-Only Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable Long-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Term Timeout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

30 minutes

10 minutes

10 minutes

10 minutes

10 minutes

Security Timeout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

60 days

30 days

30 days

30 days

30 days

Password Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password

no restriction

no restriction

at least 1

at least 1

at least 1

at least 1

Pattern Checks

 

 

 

alpha and 1

alpha and 1

alpha and 1

alpha and 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Blackberry SWD-20120924140022907 Default values for preconfigured IT policies, From downloading third-party applications