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Screen Sharing:Connection ()

The declaration to configure a connection to a screen-sharing host.

macOS(14.0)
Branch: release

Settings (7)

SettingTypeRequiredDefaultManual InstallSupported OS
Unique identifier
ConnectionUUID
A unique identifier for this connection when it's in a connection group.
stringrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
The name of the connection.
DisplayName
The name of the connection.
stringrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
Host name
HostName
The host name or IP address of the Mac that hosts the screen-sharing connection.
stringrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
TCP port
Port
The TCP port number on the host to initiate the connection.
integeroptional—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
Display configuration
DisplayConfiguration
The display configuration for this connection.
1 subkey
dictionaryrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
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Display type
DisplayType
The type of display for the connection, which has these allowed values: - `Virtual1`: Create one virtual display. - `Virtual2`: Create two virtual displays.
stringrequired—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
Authentication credentials asset reference
AuthenticationCredentialsAssetReference
The identifier of an asset declaration that contains the required credentials for this connection to authenticate with the screen-sharing server. Set the corresponding asset type to `com.apple.asset.credential.userpassword`.
stringoptional—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)

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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