[sync] ActiveSync RequireDeviceEncryption policy

Michael J Rubinsky mrubinsk at horde.org
Sun Nov 30 02:56:06 UTC 2014


Quoting Tim ODriscoll <tim.odriscoll at lambrookschool.co.uk>:

> Dear All,
>
> I've recently enabled RequireDeviceEncryption for all my ActiveSync  
> users. All went well with encrypting the devices until two days  
> later when my Nine Android client stopped syncing.
>
> I've narrowed it down to the Nine client needing to be connected to  
> my activesync's network via VPN or physically on-site. I tested this  
> by removing the account from my phone and trying to re-add it. I was  
> only able to re-add it whilst on the same subnet as my EAS server  
> (via VPN or physically).
>
> Looking through my activesync logs I can see iOS and Android devices  
> syncing properly still.
>
> Does enabling RequireDeviceEncrytion imply the device will only sync  
> whilst on the server's subnet, or is this a mis-interpretation of  
> the EAS client?


I have not heard of, and am not able to find any mention of this  
"feature" in the official EAS documentation, so I would guess that  
either something else is going on, or the client is enforcing this for  
some unknown reason.

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mike
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