AppConfig for EMM Solutions with Mattermost Mobile Apps 

What is AppConfig? 

AppConfig is a standard approach for app configuration and management introduced by the AppConfig Community, a group of leading EMM providers and app developers who have come together to make it easier for developers and customers to drive mobility in business. The community’s mission is to streamline the adoption and deployment of mobile enterprise applications by providing a standard approach to app configuration and management, building upon the extensive app security and configuration frameworks available in the OS.

AppConfig provides an easy way to configure enterprise mobile applications with any of the EMM providers listed on the AppConfig website.

Mattermost mobile apps can be configured in your EMM solution using AppConfig with the apps on the public app stores (Google Play and Apple App Store), or as an “in-house app” you compile yourself.

Mattermost AppConfig Values 

The following table shows all the configuration options that can be sent from the EMM provider of your choice to the Mattermost mobile apps. You can also download an XML template of the configuration file for use with your EMM provider.

Other AppConfig Settings 

As part of AppConfig, EMM administrators can set the following additional configuration options for the Mattermost mobile apps:

  1. App Tunnel: Leverage the “Per-app VPN” capabilities in most commercial VPN solutions.

  2. Prevent App Backup: Prevent users from backing up app data.

  3. Enforce App Encryption: Set security policies such as requiring encryption.

  4. Remotely Wipe App: Use the EMM tool to distribute the app to devices as a managed application so it can be remotely wiped. If the app was previously installed, mark it so the EMM converts the app to a managed app.

Other configurations may be available depending on your EMM provider.