Controlling Blackberry Devices; Controlling Blackberry Device Behavior Using It Policy Rules - Blackberry ENTERPRISE SOLUTION SECURITY - ENTERPRISE SOLUTION - SECURITY TECHNICAL Overview

BlackBerry Enterprise Solution
Package for BlackBerry devices installed, the information in the prompt is the only indication that a smart card is
bound to the BlackBerry device.
If the BlackBerry device is running BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.0 or later (S/MIME Support Package for
BlackBerry devices optional), the user can also view smart card information in the BlackBerry device Security
Options.
Field Description
Name indicates the type of the installed smart card
Initialized indicates whether the BlackBerry device is authenticated with and bound to the smart
card
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Controlling BlackBerry devices

With the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator can monitor and control
all BlackBerry devices over the wireless network from the BlackBerry Manager.

Controlling BlackBerry device behavior using IT policy rules

Use one or more IT policies to control the behavior of BlackBerry devices and the BlackBerry Desktop Software in
your organization.
The Default IT policy includes all standard IT policy rules on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. When new users in
a BlackBerry Domain complete activation of their BlackBerry devices on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server automatically pushes the Default IT policy to their BlackBerry devices. The
BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator can use either of the following methods to change the default
behavior of BlackBerry devices and BlackBerry Desktop Software in your organization:
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set the values of IT policy rules in the Default IT policy
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create a new IT policy, set its IT policy rule values, and assign one or more users or user groups to the new IT
policy
Changing the default behavior
An IT policy rule enables the BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator to customize and control BlackBerry
device and BlackBerry Desktop Software functionality using the following methods:
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setting an IT policy rule to a True or False value
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typing a string, which simultaneously turns on an IT policy rule and provides the parameters for its use
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selecting a predefined permitted value to assign to an IT policy rule
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator cannot use all IT policy rules to set the behavior of all BlackBerry
device types. For more information, see the Policy Reference Guide.
The BlackBerry Manager groups the IT policy rules by common properties or by application. Most IT policy rules
are intended to be assigned to more than one BlackBerry device. Some IT policy rules set a unique value and are
intended to be assigned to one BlackBerry device and one user only. For more information on those IT policy
rules, see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Implementation Guide for Wireless LAN.
Reverting to the default behavior
To revert to the default behavior that an IT policy rule customizes or controls, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
administrator can set that IT policy rule to Default, if that setting is available, or delete the previously set value.
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a value of Yes indicates that the BlackBerry device is bound to the smart card
a value of No indicates that the BlackBerry device is not bound to the smart card
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