iosapp-storemdmin-house-distribution

Does in-house app distribution allow rescinding authorization to use the app?


My client (in the financial services sector) wants to distribute an iOS financial planning app to affiliated agents, but not to the public. Furthermore, the client wishes to "kill" the app if the agent terminates their affiliation with my client.

I'm looking at the in-house certificate program. My client could provision and distribute the app via the in-house mechanism, and if an MDM was accessible over the web, I think we could authorize installation that way. Correct?

Most importantly: Can I somehow stop the app's functioning if the agent affiliation ends?


Solution

  • MDM allows you to install an app to a device and yank an app from a device. All you have to do via MDM is to make sure that a device isnt' authorized anymore, it will trigger MDM profile removal and it will trigger uninstallation of all apps installed via MDM.