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User profile for user: Stylax
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What is a VPN configuration profile ?

Hi,

I have failed to get a useful answer from Bitdefender so I want to tackle this question from the iPhone side. Bitdefender Mobile Security app for iPhone and iPad is NOT a VPN as the company will explain. If Bitdefender VPN happens to be active and Mobile Security Web Protection is then enabled, the Bitdefender VPN will be shut down instantly. Can anyone tell me then why with Web Protection active, when I go into iPhone - Settings - the first screen shows VPN Connected. Bitdefender's explanation is that Web protection uses "a VPN configuration profile to be active". Much time running advanced google searches has not thrown up any description of VPN configuration profile that is remotely intelligible by a humble non-geek. Can anyone put me out of my misery in plain English ?

iPhone 12 mini

Posted on Feb 24, 2023 1:21 AM

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User profile for user: SravanKrA
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Posted on Feb 24, 2023 1:52 AM

VPN settings overview for Apple devices

Some VPN and Wi-Fi settings, such as 802.1X parameters, can be set only by a configuration profile. Note: An identity is required for some VPN ...


Note: Each MDM vendor implements these settings differently. To learn how VPN settings are applied to your devices and users, consult your MDM vendor’s documentation.



Please read the above guide article in conjunction with the pic below then it may become a bit more clearer


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User profile for user: SravanKrA
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Feb 24, 2023 1:52 AM in response to Stylax

VPN settings overview for Apple devices

Some VPN and Wi-Fi settings, such as 802.1X parameters, can be set only by a configuration profile. Note: An identity is required for some VPN ...


Note: Each MDM vendor implements these settings differently. To learn how VPN settings are applied to your devices and users, consult your MDM vendor’s documentation.



Please read the above guide article in conjunction with the pic below then it may become a bit more clearer


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Stylax Author
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Feb 24, 2023 3:10 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thank you for your speedy reply but I regret it has not helped to get a simple understanding of the problem. There are posts on the Bitdefender website which are asking why has the company split web protection and a VPN. Surely the point about a comprehensive package is that all possible online protection is provided in a single product. It is totally confusing for me to see VPN Connected if Web Protection is active only to be told by Bitdefender that Web Protection is not a VPN and does not provide the kind of anonymity that a stand-alone VPN would. Thanks again but I think it is time to throw in the towel on this one. If an advanced google search cannot find an easy to understand description of a VPN configuration profile then that says it all - give up!

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What is a VPN configuration profile ?

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