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Prerequisites to support malware detection on
Android
devices

  • Install the
    UEM Client
    and/or
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps on users’ devices (see the software requirements). Whether the malware scan is initiated by the
    UEM Client
    or a specific
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    app depends on the device activation type and the authentication delegate configured in the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    profile.
  • The following settings are recommended based on device activation types:
    Activation type
    Recommended settings
    Android Enterprise
    In the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    profile that is assigned to users:
    • Select "Enable
      UEM Client
      to enroll in
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      ". This setting is enabled by default in new
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      profiles that you create.
    • Select “Do not require password” for
      Android
      devices. This allows the
      UEM Client
      to run malware scanning in the background without prompting the user for a
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      password.
    • Configure the
      UEM Client
      as the authentication delegate. If malware is detected and the configured compliance action is to prevent
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      apps from running, the
      UEM Client
      can block all
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      apps until compliance is restored.
    Note that for this activation type, malware scanning is always performed by the
    UEM Client
    .
    Samsung Knox
    In the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    profile that is assigned to users, configure a
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    app that runs in the work space as the authentication delegate. This enables one
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    app to manage authentication, malware scanning, and compliance enforcement on behalf of all
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps.
    MDM controls
    In the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    profile that is assigned to users:
    • Select "Enable
      UEM Client
      to enroll in
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      ". This setting is enabled by default in new
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      profiles that you create.
    • In the
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      profile that is assigned to users, configure the
      UEM Client
      as the authentication delegate. This enables the
      UEM Client
      to manage malware scanning and compliance enforcement on behalf of all
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      apps. This configuration is not required if no
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      apps (aside from the
      UEM Client
      ) are installed on a device.
    Note that with this activation type, device-level compliance actions (for example, Untrust) are not applicable. Compliance actions for
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps are applicable.
    User privacy
    In the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    profile that is assigned to users:
    • Select "Enable
      UEM Client
      to enroll in
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      ". This setting is enabled by default in new
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      profiles that you create.
    • Verify that “Do not require password” for
      Android
      devices is not enabled, for security purposes. Notify users that they will have to specify a
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      password when prompted.
    • Configure the
      UEM Client
      or a specific
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      app as the authentication delegate. The
      UEM Client
      is recommended because it can run in the background. The authentication delegate can authenticate any
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      app on the device and will manage malware scanning on behalf of all
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      apps. If malware is detected and the configured compliance action is to prevent
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      apps from running, the authentication delegate can block all
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      apps until compliance is restored.
    • If you do not configure an authentication delegate, malware scanning will be performed by the
      UEM Client
      and each
      BlackBerry Dynamics
      app, which can consume device resources.
    Device registration for
    BlackBerry 2FA
    only
    Malware scanning is not applicable to this activation type.