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IBP‑iPhoneOS/iPadOS App Protection

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App Protection Policy Summary

IBP‑iPhoneOS/iPadOS App Protection

Policy ID: T_1b366550‑a29c‑4da1‑898e‑5a36777591a9
Platform: iOS/iPadOS (MAM – App Protection)
Version: "5301fe38‑0000‑1a00‑0000‑695c525c0000"
Assigned: ✔️ Yes (1 group)


🎯 Purpose

This App Protection Policy (APP/MAM) enforces organisational data security on both managed and unmanaged iOS/iPadOS devices.


🧭 Assignments

Target

  • Group assignment: E8-IBP-App Protection

Scope Tags

  • Default/global (Tag ID: 0)


🔐 Data Protection Controls

Inbound/Outbound Data Transfer

Setting

Value

Outcome

Allowed inbound

From all apps

Broad data ingestion allowed

Allowed outbound

Only to managed apps

Prevents exfiltration to personal apps

Clipboard

Managed apps with paste‑in

Protects outbound copy/paste

"Save As"

Blocked

Stops insecure data export

Data Storage & Backup

Setting

Value

Allowed storage locations

OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, Camera, Photo Library

Backup blocked

❌ No

Data ingestion restrictions

❌ No restrictions on block ingestion into org docs

App-Level Restrictions

  • Managed browser required: ✔️ Microsoft Edge

  • Restrict “Open In”: Partial — only for outbound

  • Screen capture: ❌ Blocked

  • Writing tools: ❌ Blocked

  • Genmoji: Not blocked

  • Printing: Allowed

  • Contact sync: Allowed

  • Third‑party keyboards: Allowed


🔐 Identity & Access Controls

Authentication

Setting

Value

PIN required

✔️ Yes

Min length

4‑digit numeric PIN

Max retries

5, then block

Allow simple PIN

✔️ Allowed

Biometrics

Allowed (FaceID not blocked)

“PIN Instead of Biometric” timeout

30 minutes

Organizational credentials required

❌ No

Offline Behaviour

Setting

Value

Offline allowed before access check

24 hours

Offline allowed before wipe

90 days

Online access check frequency

30 minutes


📱 Device Compliance & Threat Protection

Requirement

Value

Require device compliance

✔️ Yes

Action if not compliant

Block

Maximum allowed threat level

Not configured

MTD remediation

Block

(Note: Threat-level control is neutral since not configured.)


🌐 Universal Links & Managed Browser Experience

Managed Universal Links:

Includes a large set of Microsoft 365, PowerApps, SharePoint, Teams, Yammer, ServiceNow, Stream, Tasks, Zoom, and other key SaaS providers.
This ensures organisational data flowing through those links stays within managed contexts.

Exempted Universal Links

  • FaceTime

  • Apple Maps

App Protocol Exemptions

  • Default Apple/system protocols (skype, calshow, itms, etc.)


📦 App Targets (40 apps)

Applies across the full suite of Microsoft 365 mobile apps, including:

  • Outlook

  • Teams

  • OneDrive

  • SharePoint

  • OneNote

  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint

  • Power BI

  • Dynamics apps

  • Planner, ToDo

  • Intune‑managed Line‑of‑Business apps

…and several additional MS ecosystem and partner apps.

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