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Account Settings ()

New in macOS 27.2

The declaration to configure account settings.

macOS(27.2)
Branch: release

Settings (2)

SettingTypeRequiredDefaultManual InstallSupported OS
Exchange
Exchange
If present, configures settings for Exchange accounts.
1 subkey
dictionaryoptional—
✓Yes
macOS (27.2+)
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Allow EWS Retirement Alerts
AllowEWSRetirementAlerts
If `false`, the system doesn't alert the user that an Exchange account has lost, or is about to lose, access because Microsoft is ending support for Exchange Web Services. Only applies to Exchange accounts installed by an organization.
booleanoptionaltrue
✓Yes
macOS (27.2+)

Apple MDM & DDM Policy Explorer

Explore the full catalogue of Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Declarative Device Management (DDM) policies for macOS and iOS. Search, filter, and reference policy keys for use with Microsoft Intune, Jamf, or any standards-compliant MDM solution.

Reference: policy categories & common keys

Policy categories

  • Configuration Profile
  • Declarative Configuration
  • Declarative Activation
  • Declarative Asset
  • Declarative Management

Common policy keys

  • com.apple.wifi.managed – Wi-Fi network configuration
  • com.apple.vpn.managed – VPN configuration
  • com.apple.applicationaccess – App and feature restrictions
  • com.apple.security.pkcs1 – Certificate (PKCS#1) payload
  • com.apple.security.pkcs12 – Identity certificate (PKCS#12) payload
  • com.apple.security.scep – SCEP certificate enrolment
  • com.apple.mail.managed – Mail account configuration
  • com.apple.eas.account – Exchange ActiveSync account
  • com.apple.MCX – Managed Client (macOS) preferences
  • com.apple.MCX.FileVault2 – FileVault 2 disk encryption
  • com.apple.dock – macOS Dock configuration
  • com.apple.screensaver – Screensaver configuration
  • com.apple.loginwindow – macOS login window configuration
  • com.apple.systempolicy.managed – Gatekeeper / system policy
  • com.apple.systempreferences – System Preferences pane restrictions
  • com.apple.SoftwareUpdate – Software update behaviour
  • com.apple.TCC.configuration-profile-policy – Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC)
  • com.apple.notificationsettings – Per-app notification settings
  • com.apple.webcontent-filter – Web content filter
  • com.apple.dnsSettings.managed – DNS settings (DoH / DoT)
  • com.apple.relay.managed – Network relay configuration
  • com.apple.extensiblesso – Extensible Single Sign-On
  • com.apple.configuration.passcode.settings – DDM: passcode policy
  • com.apple.configuration.softwareupdate.enforcement.specific – DDM: enforced software update
  • com.apple.configuration.services.configuration-files – DDM: service configuration files
  • com.apple.configuration.management.status-subscriptions – DDM: status subscriptions
  • com.apple.activation.simple – DDM: simple activation predicate
  • com.apple.management.organization-info – DDM: organization information