Documentation (device posture) — Defguard

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• Posture enterprise plan Report an error

  “This feature requires an Enterprise plan. See the pricing page for details.”

• Posture version requirements Report an error

  “Posture verification requires Defguard Core 2.1 and a client that supports it: Desktop Client 2.1.0 or newer on Windows, macOS and Linux Mobile client 1.7.0 or newer on iOS and Android”

• Posture checked conditions Report an error

  “Defguard client version Windows version Windows security update age Windows Active Directory membership Windows antivirus status Windows disk encryption status macOS version macOS disk encryption status (stand-alone package only) macOS device integrity status Linux kernel version Linux disk encryption status iOS version Android version Android security patch level age”

• Posture update age options Report an error

  “On Windows and Android you can additionally require the last security update to be no older than 30, 60, 90 or 180 days.”

• Posture unconfigured os default deny Report an error

  “If you do not configure requirements for a specific operating system, devices running that operating system will not be allowed to connect to locations protected by this posture check.”

• Posture min client version configurable Report an error

  “Set the minimum accepted client version, separately for Desktop and Mobile.”

• Posture prerelease versions option Report an error

  “Enable Allow users who run pre-release versions of the Defguard client to access the system if you have users on non-stable builds.”

• Posture admin confirmation Report an error

  “Before the check is created, Defguard asks you to confirm that at least one System Administrator will still meet all the required conditions. If none does, admin access through the protected location can be lost.”

• Posture multiple checks all must pass Report an error

  “If multiple posture checks are assigned, the client must satisfy all requirements from all assigned posture checks. The connection is allowed only when every required check passes; if any requirement fails, the client is denied access.”

• Posture service location exclusion Report an error

  “A location cannot have posture checks and be a service location at the same time.”

• Posture unassignable check no effect Report an error

  “A check that is not assigned to any location does nothing.”

• Posture duplicate feature Report an error

  “To duplicate a posture check, use the “Duplicate” action from the posture checks table or from the action menu in the posture check details drawer.”

• Posture duplicates unassigned Report an error

  “Duplicated posture checks are not assigned to any locations by default.”

• Posture major version comparison Report an error

  “Operating system and kernel versions are compared by major version only. A requirement that cannot be evaluated counts as failed. Failed checks are recorded in the activity log.”

• Posture macos disk encryption dmg only Report an error

  “The disk encryption posture check is only available in the DMG build.”

• Posture cli management Report an error

  “Managing Defguard via CLI”

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