---
title: SecurityPreferences
framework: devicemanagement
role: symbol
role_heading: Device Management Profile
path: devicemanagement/securitypreferences
---

# SecurityPreferences

The payload that configures security preferences.

## Declaration

```data
object SecurityPreferences
```

## Properties

dontAllowFireWallUI: If true, disables user changes to the firewall settings. dontAllowLockMessageUI: If true, disables user changes to the lock message. dontAllowPasswordResetUI: If true, disables user changes to the password.

## Discussion

Discussion Specify com.apple.preference.security as the payload type. Profile availability  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  Profile example <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict>     <key>PayloadContent</key>     <array>         <dict>             <key>dontAllowFireWallUI</key>             <true/>             <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>             <string>com.example.mysecuritypreferencespayload</string>             <key>PayloadType</key>             <string>com.apple.preference.security</string>             <key>PayloadUUID</key>             <string>d99bb019-a61d-447f-8fed-8f223cc56be3</string>             <key>PayloadVersion</key>             <integer>1</integer>         </dict>     </array>     <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>     <string>Security Preferences</string>     <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>     <string>com.example.myprofile</string>     <key>PayloadType</key>     <string>Configuration</string>     <key>PayloadUUID</key>     <string>b44b6a04-6527-4333-87e5-46422e8a5844</string>     <key>PayloadVersion</key>     <integer>1</integer> </dict> </plist>

## See Also

### Security

- [Passcode](devicemanagement/passcode.md)
- [SmartCard](devicemanagement/smartcard.md)