iOS and macOS: IMAP/POP3 email profile settings
iOS
and
: IMAP/POP3 email profile settingsmacOS
These settings also apply to
iPadOS
devicesmacOS
applies profiles to user accounts or devices. IMAP/POP3 profiles are applied to user accounts.iOS : IMAP/POP3 email profile setting | Description |
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IMAP path prefix | This setting specifies the IMAP path prefix, if necessary. If necessary, contact your ISP for more information. This setting is valid only if the value for the "Email type" setting is set to "IMAP." |
Allow messages to be moved | This setting specifies whether users can move email messages from this account to another email account on an iOS device. |
Allow recent addresses to be synced | This setting specifies whether an iOS device user can synchronize recently used email addresses across devices. |
Use only in Mail | This setting specifies whether apps other than the Mail app on an iOS device can use this account to send email messages. |
Enable S/MIME | This setting specifies whether an iOS device user can send S/MIME protected email messages.S/MIME is supported only on devices that are activated with MDM controls. |
Signing credentials | This setting specifies the credentials that a device uses to sign email messages. This setting is valid only if the "Enable S/MIME" setting is selected. Possible values:
The default setting is "Shared certificate." |
Signing shared certificate | This setting specifies the shared certificate profile for a client certificate that a device uses to sign email messages. This setting is valid only if the "Signing credentials" setting is set to "Shared certificate." |
Signing SCEP | This setting specifies the SCEP profile that devices can use to retrieve the certificates required to sign email messages using S/MIME. This setting is valid only if the "Signing credentials" setting is set to "SCEP." |
Signing user credential | This setting specifies the user credential profile that devices can use to obtain the client certificates required to sign email messages using S/MIME. This setting is valid only if the "Signing credentials" setting is set to "User credential." |
Encryption credentials | This setting specifies how devices find the certificates required to encrypt messages. This setting is valid only if the "Enable S/MIME" setting is selected. Possible values:
After you select the profile type, you select the shared certificate, SCEP, or user credential profile that you want to use. |
Encryption shared certificate | This setting specifies the shared certificate profile for a client certificate that a device uses to encrypt email messages. Devices choose the appropriate certificate for the recipient to encrypt messages using S/MIME. This setting is valid only if the "Encryption credentials" setting is set to "Shared certificate." |
Encryption SCEP | This setting specifies the SCEP profile that devices can use to retrieve the certificates required to encrypt email messages using S/MIME. This setting is valid only if the "Encryption credentials" setting is set to "SCEP." |
Encryption user credential | This setting specifies the user credential profile that devices can use to retrieve the client certificates required to encrypt email messages using S/MIME. This setting is valid only if the "Encryption credentials" setting is set to "User credential." |
Encrypt messages | This setting specifies whether all email messages must be encrypted when the user sends them (Required), or if the user can choose which messages to encrypt at the time they send them (Allow). This setting takes effect only if the "Enable S/MIME" setting is selected. Possible values:
The default value is "Required." |
Allow Mail Drop | This setting specifies whether users can send files from this account using Mail Drop . |
Per-account VPN | This setting specifies the VPN profile that is used for this account’s network communication. This setting applies only to devices that are running iOS 14 and later or iPadOS 14 and later. |