9/19/2008
The RemoteWipe Configuration Service Provider enables mobile operators to remotely wipe a device. RemoteWipe Configuration Service Provider will make the data stored in memory, storage cards, and hard disks difficult to recover if the device is remotely wiped after being lost or stolen.
The RemoteWipe Configuration Service Provider can be managed over both Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Client Provisioning (formerly WAP Client Provisioning) and Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) protocols. Enterprise IT Professionals can update these settings by using the Exchange Server and ActiveSync.
The following table shows the default access role settings for all parameters in this configuration service provider. The default security role maps to each subnode unless specific permission is granted to the subnode.
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Access type
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Read/write
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Roles allowed to query and update setting
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Manager
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Access to this Configuration Service Provider is determined by Security roles. Because OEMs and Mobile Operators can selectively disallow access, ask them about the availability of this Configuration Service Provider. For more information about roles, see Security Roles and Default Roles for Configuration Service Providers.
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The following diagram illustrates the RemoteWipe Configuration Service Provider management object in tree format as used by OMA DM.
The following diagram illustrates the RemoteWipe Configuration Service Provider management object in tree format as used by OMA Client Provisioning.
Characteristics
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Term
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Definition
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RemoteWipe
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The root node of the RemoteWipe management object.
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Parameters
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Term
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Definition
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doWipe
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The interior node to call RemoteWipe on the device.
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Microsoft Custom Elements
The following table shows the Microsoft custom elements that this Configuration Service Provider supports for OMA Client Provisioning.
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Elements
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Available
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parm-query
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No
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noparm
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No
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nocharacteristic
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No
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characteristic-query
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No
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Use these elements to build standard OMA Client Provisioning (formerly WAP Client Provisioning) configuration XML. For information about specific elements, see MSPROV DTD Elements. For examples of how to generally use the Microsoft custom elements, see OMA Client Provisioning XML File Examples. For information about OMA Client Provisioning, see OMA Client Provisioning Files.
The Remote Wipe Process
The remote wipe command is sent as an XML provisioning file to the device. Since the RemoteWipe Configuration Service Provider uses OMA DM and WAP, authentication between client and server and delivery of the XML provisioning file is handled by provisioning. For additional information on device management and client provisioning, see Provisioning Concepts.
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