You can define these policy settings only for Android devices.
To keep a mobile device secure, you need to configure the use of a password for which the user is prompted when the device comes out of sleep mode.
You can impose restrictions on the user's activity on the device if the unlock password is weak (for example, lock the device). You can impose restrictions by using the Compliance Control component.
On certain Samsung devices running Android 7.0 or later, when the user attempts to configure unsupported methods for unlocking the device (for example, a graphical password), the device may be locked if the following conditions are met: Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android removal protection is enabled and screen unlock password strength requirements are set. To unlock the device, you must send a special command to the device.
To configure device unlock password strength:
If the application detects that no system password has been set on the device, it prompts the user to set it. The password is set according to the parameters defined by the administrator.
Possible values: 4 to 16 characters.
The user's password is 4 characters long by default.
On devices running Android 10.0 or later, Kaspersky Endpoint Security resolves the password strength requirements into one of the system values: medium or high.
The values for devices running Android 10.0 or later are determined by the following rules:
On devices running Android 10.0 or later, the use of a fingerprint to unlock the screen is not supported.
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android does not restrict the use of a fingerprint scanner for signing in to apps or confirming purchases.
On certain Samsung devices, it is impossible to block the use of fingerprints for unlocking the screen.
On certain Samsung devices, if the unlock password does not comply with corporate security requirements, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android does not block the use of fingerprints for unlocking the screen.
After adding a fingerprint in the device settings, the user can unlock the screen by using the following methods:
Mobile device settings are configured after the next device synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center.
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