The payload that configures managed preferences.
| Setting | Type | Required | Default | Manual Install | Supported OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PayloadContent PayloadContent The dictionary containing app preference domains. The key names are application preference domain identifiers (for example, `com.example.my-app`), or the string `.GlobalPreferences` for the global domain. The values are the corresponding forced and set-once preferences. 1 subkey | dictionary | required | — | ✓Yes | macOS (10.7+) |
└─ ANY ANY The dictionary containing app preference domains. 2 subkeys | dictionary | required | — | ✓Yes | macOS (10.7+) |
└─ └─ Forced Forced The dictionary of forced settings. 1 subkey | array | optional | — | ✓Yes | macOS (10.7+) |
└─ └─ └─ Settings Settings 1 subkey | dictionary | required | — | ✓Yes | macOS (10.7+) |
└─ └─ └─ └─ [Structure continues recursively] ↻ This structure continues with 1 subkey (deeply nested - 1 subkey). See Apple's documentation for the complete structure. | — | ✓Yes | macOS (10.7+) | ||
└─ └─ Set-Once Set-Once The dictionary of one-time settings. 1 subkey | array | optional | — | ✓Yes | macOS (10.7+) |
└─ └─ └─ Settings Settings 1 subkey | dictionary | required | — | ✓Yes | macOS (10.7+) |
└─ └─ └─ └─ [Structure continues recursively] ↻ This structure continues with 1 subkey (deeply nested - 1 subkey). See Apple's documentation for the complete structure. | — | ✓Yes | macOS (10.7+) |
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com.apple.wifi.managed – Wi-Fi network configurationcom.apple.vpn.managed – VPN configurationcom.apple.applicationaccess – App and feature restrictionscom.apple.security.pkcs1 – Certificate (PKCS#1) payloadcom.apple.security.pkcs12 – Identity certificate (PKCS#12) payloadcom.apple.security.scep – SCEP certificate enrolmentcom.apple.mail.managed – Mail account configurationcom.apple.eas.account – Exchange ActiveSync accountcom.apple.MCX – Managed Client (macOS) preferencescom.apple.MCX.FileVault2 – FileVault 2 disk encryptioncom.apple.dock – macOS Dock configurationcom.apple.screensaver – Screensaver configurationcom.apple.loginwindow – macOS login window configurationcom.apple.systempolicy.managed – Gatekeeper / system policycom.apple.systempreferences – System Preferences pane restrictionscom.apple.SoftwareUpdate – Software update behaviourcom.apple.TCC.configuration-profile-policy – Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC)com.apple.notificationsettings – Per-app notification settingscom.apple.webcontent-filter – Web content filtercom.apple.dnsSettings.managed – DNS settings (DoH / DoT)com.apple.relay.managed – Network relay configurationcom.apple.extensiblesso – Extensible Single Sign-Oncom.apple.configuration.passcode.settings – DDM: passcode policycom.apple.configuration.softwareupdate.enforcement.specific – DDM: enforced software updatecom.apple.configuration.services.configuration-files – DDM: service configuration filescom.apple.configuration.management.status-subscriptions – DDM: status subscriptionscom.apple.activation.simple – DDM: simple activation predicatecom.apple.management.organization-info – DDM: organization information