Device name restrictions for delivery methods
Device name restrictions is available in preview for AppsAnywhere 3.2, and must be enabled by AppsAnywhere support.
If you are interested in trying out this feature then please contact your customer success manager or open a ticket with AppsAnywhere Support.
Device name restrictions allow delivery methods to be restricted to specific devices by name using regular expression matching. This is useful when application access is controlled via SAML, including AppsAnywhere Cloud.
How it works
The Allowed device name field allows you to list different regex patterns (one per line) that will be matched against the name of the device. If the device name does not match any of the allowed patterns the delivery method will be shown as unavailable. If the field is empty, all device names will be allowed.
The Excluded device name is used in the same way as the Allowed device name field, however if a device matches any of the patterns listed, the delivery method will be shown as unavailable. This is true even if the device matches any of the Allowed patterns.
If both of the fields are empty, device names will not be checked.
Device name sources
These patterns are expected to be case-insensitive.
Windows device names are sourced from the NetBIOS name which tend to be used in uppercase, to avoid confusion, a device with NetBIOS name DESKTOP-EXAMPLE will match the pattern ^desktop-example$.
macOS devices simply match against the name of the device e.g. My MacBook.
Example scenarios
Delivery methods being unavailable:
Device matches an allowed pattern and an excluded pattern
Device does not match an allowed pattern
No allowed patterns are specified, device matches against an excluded pattern
Delivery methods being available:
Device matches an allowed pattern and no excluded patterns
No allowed patterns are specified, device does not match an excluded pattern
No allowed or excluded patterns are specified
Writing regular expressions (Regex)
Regular expressions (regex for short) range from very simple exact or wildcard matches to complex and intricate. You may be a regex wizard, but if not then we would recommend that you keep things as simple as possible.
We support Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE). Note that PCRE2 regular expressions are not currently supported.
Top Tip
We would recommend using regex101.com or a similar tool to help build and test your regular expressions.
Regex examples
Scenario | Regex | Result |
|---|---|---|
Allow only devices with names that start with | Allowed device name: | Allowed
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Not allowed:
| ||
Allow only devices with names that start with and do not contain | Allowed device name: Excluded device name: | Allowed
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Not allowed:
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