Using 

enterprise connectivity and 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 for connections to work resources

You can use an enterprise connectivity profile to enable

 enterprise connectivity and

 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 for supported devices.

Enterprise connectivity sends all work data sent between 

BlackBerry 10

 devices and your organization's network through the 

BlackBerry Infrastructure

 to 

BlackBerry UEM

. This feature allows you to avoid opening a direct connection through your organization's firewall to the Internet for 

BlackBerry 10

 device management and apps that connect to your mail server, internal CA, and other web or content servers. Enterprise connectivity is always enabled for 

BlackBerry 10

 devices, even if you don't use 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

. These devices choose the most efficient path based on network availability.

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 is a 

BlackBerry UEM

 component that provides a secure IP tunnel between apps and your organization's network:

For 
BlackBerry 10
 and 
Android Enterprise
 devices, all work apps use the secure tunnel.
For 
Samsung KNOX Workspace
 devices, you can allow all work space apps to use the tunnel or specify apps using per-app VPN
For 
iOS
 devices, you can allow all apps to use the tunnel or specify apps using per-app VPN.

The secure IP tunnel gives users access to work resources behind your organization’s firewall while ensuring the security of data using standard protocols and end-to-end encryption.

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 and a supported device establish a secure IP tunnel when it is the best available option for connecting to the organization’s network. If a device is assigned a 

Wi-Fi

 profile or VPN profile, and the device can access the work 

Wi-Fi

 network or VPN, the device uses those methods to connect to the network. If those options are not available (for example, if the user is not in range of the work 

Wi-Fi

 network), then 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 and the device establish a secure IP tunnel.

For 

iOS

 devices, if you configure per-app VPN for 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

, the configured apps always use a secure tunnel connection through 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

, even if the app can connect to the work 

Wi-Fi

 network or VPN specified in a 

Wi-Fi

 or VPN profile.

Supported devices communicate with 

BlackBerry UEM

 to establish the secure tunnel through the 

BlackBerry Infrastructure

. One tunnel is established for each device. The tunnel supports standard IPv4 protocols (TCP and UDP). As long as the tunnel is open, apps can access network resources. When the tunnel is no longer required (for example, the user is in range of the work 

Wi-Fi

 network), it is terminated.

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 offers the following advantages:

The IP traffic that is sent between devices and 
BlackBerry UEM
 is encrypted end-to-end using AES256, ensuring the security of work data.
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
 provides a secure, reliable connection to work resources when a device user cannot access the work 
Wi-Fi
 network or VPN.
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
 is installed behind your organization’s firewall, so data travels through a trusted zone that follows your organization’s security standards.

For more information about how 

enterprise connectivity and 

BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus

 transfer data to and from devices, see the Architecture content.