Disallow Third Party Application Downloads IT policy rule

Description

This rule specifies whether a BlackBerry® device user can install or update applications on a BlackBerry device using the BlackBerry® Browser or BlackBerry App World™.

If you set this rule to Yes, the user cannot install or update applications on the device using BlackBerry Browser or BlackBerry App World. The user can install or update an application that RIM creates using the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. This rule does not apply to RIM Add-on applications in software configurations.

Related rules

This rule affects the Application Restriction Rule IT policy rule. If you set this rule to Yes, it takes precedence over the Application Restriction Rule IT policy rule.

This rule affects the Category Restriction Rule IT policy rule. If you set this rule to Yes, it takes precedence over the Category Restriction Rule IT policy rule.

Possible values

• Yes
• No

Default values

• Yes in the Medium password security with No 3rd Party Applications IT policy rule and the Advanced security with No 3rd Party Applications IT policy rule
• No in all other preconfigured IT policies

Exceptions

• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Novell® GroupWise® only with devices that are running BlackBerry® Device Software 4.0 or later

Minimum requirements

• BlackBerry Device Software 3.6

Rule introduction

• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange 3.6
• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino® 4.0
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Novell GroupWise 4.0