Get-DevicePolicy

This cmdlet is functional only in Security & Compliance PowerShell. For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Use the Get-DevicePolicy cmdlet to view all types of Basic Mobility and Security policies in Microsoft 365.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Get-DevicePolicy
   [[-Identity] <PolicyIdParameter>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The cmdlets in Basic Mobility and Security are described in the following list:

  • DeviceTenantPolicy and DeviceTenantRule cmdlets: A policy that defines whether to block or allow mobile device access to Exchange Online email by unsupported devices that use Exchange ActiveSync only. This setting applies to all users in your organization. Both allow and block scenarios allow reporting for unsupported devices, and you can specify exceptions to the policy based on security groups.
  • DeviceConditionalAccessPolicy and DeviceConditionalAccessRule cmdlets: Policies that control mobile device access to Microsoft 365 for supported devices. These policies are applied to security groups. Unsupported devices are not allowed to enroll in Basic Mobility and Security.
  • DeviceConfigurationPolicy and DeviceConfigurationRule cmdlets: Policies that control mobile device settings for supported devices. These policies are applied to security groups.
  • Get-DevicePolicy: Returns all Basic Mobility and Security policies regardless of type (DeviceTenantPolicy, DeviceConditionalAccessPolicy or DeviceConfigurationPolicy).

For more information about Basic Mobility and Security, see Overview of Basic Mobility and Security for Microsoft 365.

To use this cmdlet in Security & Compliance PowerShell, you need to be assigned permissions. For more information, see Permissions in the Microsoft Defender portal or Permissions in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Examples

Example 1

Get-DevicePolicy | Format-Table Name,Type,Enabled,Priority

This example shows summary information for all mobile device policies.

Example 2

Get-DevicePolicy -Identity "Engineering Group"

This example shows details about the mobile device policy named Engineering Group.

Parameters

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the mobile device policy that you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the policy. For example:

  • Name
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • GUID
Type:PolicyIdParameter
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Security & Compliance