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Deprecation of Samsung Knox License (SKL) policy

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Abstract

Samsung’s Knox Platform for Enterprise (KPE) provides advanced security and management features to Samsung devices on top of core functions embedded in the Android operating system. In previous releases, customers had to purchase the premium Knox Platform for Enterprise (KPE) licenses and activate those licenses through the MaaS360 Portal.

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What’s changed

Samsung now provides KPE Premium Licenses to all customers at no cost. See the announcement here: https://www.samsungknox.com/en/blog/knox-platform-for-enterprise-free-for-customers

Customer impact

  • Effective 10.83, MaaS360 removes the policy setting Samsung Knox License (SKL) from the MDM policies.
  • Customers who have already activated KPE Premium licenses through the MaaS360 Security policies must upgrade to the MaaS360 for Android app version 7.55 to avoid unexpected issues that might lead to re-enrollment of devices or license expiration error messages.
  • Customers should use Samsung’s OEMConfig app - Knox Service Plugin (KSP) to activate KPE Premium licenses through the MaaS360 Portal. For more information on deploying OEMConfig apps through the MaaS360 portal, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/maas360?topic=security-using-oemconfig-apps-apply-advanced-device-configuration-policies-in-maas360Samsung key

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 September 2021

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ibm16489359