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title: Security-related features and tasks
slug: device-management-apple/security-related-features-and-tasks
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:47:34.948Z
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The following table summarizes the features and tasks related to security.
Table: Security-related features and tasks
| Feature | Description | Use Case |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Lock | Forces the user to enter a password before accessing the device | Dealing with lost and stolen devices |
| Unlock | Reverses the Lock function
The unlock feature is not supported on macOS devices. You can, however, unlock an macOS device using a different process described in [Unlocking a macOS device](docId\:hH-ngyGYiym2oGf6JFpve). | Accessing the device when the passcode has been forgotten or reassigning the device to a different user
For security reasons, it is inadvisable to execute this command on lost or stolen devices. |
| Unlock AppConnect Container | This feature is not supported for macOS devices.
This feature is not supported for iOS devices. | This feature is not supported for macOS devices.
This feature is not supported for iOS devices. |
| Device Encryption Status | Displays the encryption status of the device in the Device Details tab. | Dealing with lost and stolen devices. |
| Wipe | Removes content and settings to return the device to factory default settings. | Dealing with lost and stolen devices
Preparing a device for a different user |
| Cancel Wipe | Attempts to cancel a wipe action for devices. | Reversing an inadvertent Wipe command.
Wipe cannot be reversed after it completes. |
| Block AppTunnels | This feature is not supported on macOS devices.
Immediately blocks access to all AppTunnels for all AppConnect apps on a device. | Dealing with lost and stolen devices
Immediately removing access to servers behind the firewall |
| Lost | Flags a device as lost | Dealing with lost and stolen devices |
| Found | Flags a device as found | Dealing with lost and stolen devices |
| Locate | This feature is not supported on macOS devices.
Reports the last known location for a device | Dealing with lost and stolen devices
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| Reset PIN | This feature is not supported on Android, iOS, or macOS devices. | |