Deploying Kaspersky Protection for iOS

This section contains a general overview of the Kaspersky Protection for iOS app and the activation process.

For detailed information on Kaspersky Protection for iOS features and how to install, update, or remove the app, refer to the Using the Kaspersky Protection for iOS app section.

About Kaspersky Protection for iOS

The Kaspersky Protection for iOS app ensures protection of mobile devices against phishing and web threats.

The Kaspersky Protection for iOS app offers the following key features:

• Web Protection. This component blocks malicious websites designed to spread malicious code. Web Protection also blocks fake (phishing) websites designed to steal the user's confidential data (for example, passwords for online banking or e-money systems) and access the user's financial info. Web Protection uses the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service to scan websites before they are opened. After scanning, Web Protection allows trustworthy websites to load and blocks malicious websites. You can configure this component in Kaspersky Security Center Web Console by defining the corresponding policy settings.
• Jailbreak detection. When Kaspersky Protection for iOS detects a jailbreak, it displays a critical message and informs you about the issue.

Activating Kaspersky Protection for iOS

In Kaspersky Security Center, the license can cover various groups of features. To ensure that the Kaspersky Protection for iOS app is fully functional, the Kaspersky Security Center license purchased by the organization must support the Mobile Device Management functionality.

For detailed information about licensing options, refer to the About the license section.

The Kaspersky Protection for iOS app is activated on a mobile device by providing valid license information to the app. License information is delivered to the device together with the policy settings as soon as the device is synchronized with Kaspersky Security Center.

If activation of the mobile app is not completed within 30 days from the time of installation on the mobile device, the app is automatically switched to limited functionality mode. In this mode, most of the app components are not operational. When switched to limited functionality mode, the app stops performing automatic synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center. Accordingly, if activation of the app has not been completed within 30 days after the installation, the user must synchronize the device with Kaspersky Security Center manually.

If Kaspersky Security Center is not deployed in your organization or is not accessible to mobile devices, users can activate the mobile app on their devices manually.

To activate the mobile app:

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Policies & profiles. In the list of group policies that opens, click the name of the policy that you want to configure.
2. In the policy properties window, select Application settings.
3. Click the License button.
4. In the window that opens, use the drop-down list to select the required license key from the key storage of the Administration Server.

   The details of the license key are displayed in the fields below.

   If a key file is selected from the Kaspersky Security Center key storage and sent to the device, Kaspersky Protection for iOS will be not able to process it, because Kaspersky Protection for iOS does not support this activation method. To activate Kaspersky Protection for iOS, you must add an activation code to Kaspersky Security Center.

   You can replace the existing activation key on the mobile device if it is different from the one selected in the drop-down list above. To do so, select the Replace with selected key if the key on devices is different check box.

5. Click Save to save the changes you have made.

The app is activated after the next device synchronization with the Administration Server.

The user can also contact the administrator for an activation code and enter it manually.