1 Introduction
An industry trend has been developing in which employees connect their personal mobile computing devices to the corporate network and resources (either on premise or through the cloud) to perform workplace tasks. This trend requires support for easy configuration of the network and resources, such that employees can register personal devices with the company for work-related purposes. Applications and technology to support easy configuration also enable IT professionals to manage the risk associated with having uncontrolled devices connected to the corporate network.
The Mobile Device Management Protocol (MDM) [MS-MDM] specifies a protocol for managing devices through a Device Management Service (DMS). This document describes the Mobile Device Enrollment Protocol (MDE), which enables enrolling a device with the DMS through an Enrollment Service (ES). The protocol includes the discovery of the Management Enrollment Service (MES) and enrollment with the ES.
Sections 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2, and 3 of this specification are normative. All other sections and examples in this specification are informative.