My question is in two parts. First Please explain these three settings beyong the extreme lack of documentation provided by M$.
DeviceEncryptionEnabled
RequireStorageCardEncrypti
RequireDeviceEncryption
Their description of 'DeviceEncryptionEnabled' is hilarious and I quote: 'This parameter specifies whether device encryption is enabled. If it is set to true, device encryption is enabled."
(http://technet.microsoft.
What are the differences between these three? My best guesses are:
- DeviceEncryptionEnabled allows you to turn on/off the hardward optional encryption for the mobile device if available.
- RequireStorageCardEncrypti
- RequireDeviceEncryption if enabled ignores 'DeviceEncryptionEnabled' and forces hardware encryption on.
Are these settings only for data on the device?
Does then SSL cert encrypt the password, username and email for the actual transmission? Why would we use these ActiveSync settings if SSL is enabled? Wouldn't we be encrypting the data twice with SSL and ActiceSync both active? What's best practice?
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Where is the M$ documentation for these settings? It sounds like the obvious answer based upon what the strings themselves say, but I'd like to see the actual docs by M$.
Delphineous, do you know for a fact that RequireDeviceEncryption should over-ride DeviceEncryptionEnabled?
Thank you for your answers in advance.
Absolutely - A "required" setting always takes precidence over an "enabled" feature. Enabling it simply means it is allowed; Requiring it not only enables it but requires it.
As far as actual Microsoft Documents. Try these:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/
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by: MesthaPosted on 2009-10-19 at 15:53:07ID: 25609680
All SSL is doing is the encryption of the data between the device and the server. If you don't have an SSL certificate in place then everything goes across in the clear because it is http packets.
So one is for the device and one is for the data transfer.
The settings seem quite obvious to me.
Device Encryption Enabled is whether it can be set by the user or not.
Require Device Encryption makes the encryption mandatory.
The storage card thing is also obvious.
Simon.