Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix_update_settings_value_aware

# Conflicts:
#	client/ios/NetBirdSDK/client.go
#	client/server/mdm.go
#	client/server/server.go

client/android/client.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
@@ -90,6 +91,14 @@ type Client struct {
 	connectClient *internal.ConnectClient
 	config        *profilemanager.Config
 	cacheDir      string
+
+	// mdmSource holds the per-Client MDM policy source and its change
+	// detector as one unit. Set by SetMDMPolicyFetcher (called from the
+	// Kotlin side). Each Run passes the loader to the resolved Config so
+	// applyMDMPolicy picks up the active overlay. Nil means "MDM
+	// enforcement off for this Client".
+	mdmSource atomic.Pointer[mdmSource]
+
 	// Identifies the running profile for the SSO login hint; see profile_state.go.
 	cfgPath string
 
@@ -178,6 +187,7 @@ func (c *Client) Run(platformFiles PlatformFiles, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroid
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 	c.recorder.UpdateManagementAddress(cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	c.recorder.UpdateRosenpass(cfg.RosenpassEnabled, cfg.RosenpassPermissive)
 
@@ -229,6 +239,7 @@ func (c *Client) RunWithoutLogin(platformFiles PlatformFiles, dns *DNSList, dnsR
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 	c.recorder.UpdateManagementAddress(cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	c.recorder.UpdateRosenpass(cfg.RosenpassEnabled, cfg.RosenpassPermissive)
 
@@ -327,6 +338,7 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool, anonym
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("load config: %w", err)
 		}
+		c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 		cacheDir = platformFiles.CacheDir()
 	}
 

client/android/client_mdm.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+//go:build android
+
+package android
+
+import (
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
+)
+
+type mdmSource struct {
+	loader   *mdm.Loader
+	detector *mdm.ChangeDetector
+}
+
+// SetMDMPolicyFetcher registers the native-provided MDM policy fetcher on
+// this Client; passing nil disables MDM enforcement.
+func (c *Client) SetMDMPolicyFetcher(p PolicyFetcher) {
+	loader := loaderFor(p)
+	c.mdmSource.Store(&mdmSource{loader: loader, detector: mdm.NewChangeDetector(loader)})
+}
+
+// HasMDMPolicyChanged re-reads the managed configuration and reports whether
+// it changed since the last observation; call it from the native OS-change
+// notification and restart the engine only on true.
+func (c *Client) HasMDMPolicyChanged() bool {
+	src := c.mdmSource.Load()
+	if src == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return src.detector.Changed()
+}
+
+// GetRestrictionsJSON returns the UI enforcement snapshot derived from the
+// active MDM policy, in the JSON shape shared with the desktop frontend.
+func (c *Client) GetRestrictionsJSON() (string, error) {
+	return mdm.BuildRestrictions(c.mdmLoader().Load()).JSON()
+}
+
+func (c *Client) applyMDMOverlay(cfg *profilemanager.Config) {
+	loader := c.mdmLoader()
+	if cfg == nil || loader == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(loader.Load())
+}
+
+func (c *Client) mdmLoader() *mdm.Loader {
+	if src := c.mdmSource.Load(); src != nil {
+		return src.loader
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/android/login.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mobile"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 )
@@ -46,16 +47,24 @@ type Auth struct {
 // an earlier call is orphaned on the server. It also breaks a client that enrols and then runs from
 // the persisted config, because the identity it registered is not the one it runs with — the
 // management stream rejects it with "no peer auth method provided".
-func NewAuth(cfgPath string, mgmURL string) (*Auth, error) {
-	inputCfg := profilemanager.ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath:    cfgPath,
-		ManagementURL: mgmURL,
+//
+// Auth is constructed under the active MDM policy: the policy is overlaid on
+// the resolved config so the login runs against the enforced values, while
+// the persisted config keeps the caller-supplied ones; a caller-supplied
+// management URL is ignored while MDM manages that key. A nil fetcher
+// disables MDM enforcement.
+func NewAuth(cfgPath string, mgmURL string, fetcher PolicyFetcher) (*Auth, error) {
+	policy := loaderFor(fetcher).Load()
+	inputCfg := profilemanager.ConfigInput{ConfigPath: cfgPath}
+	if _, managed := policy.GetString(mdm.KeyManagementURL); !managed {
+		inputCfg.ManagementURL = mgmURL
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(inputCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(policy)
 
 	return &Auth{
 		ctx:     context.Background(),
@@ -75,9 +84,7 @@ func NewAuthWithConfig(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config, cfgPa
 	}
 }
 
-// SaveConfigIfSSOSupported test the connectivity with the management server by retrieving the server device flow info.
-// If it returns a flow info than save the configuration and return true. If it gets a codes.NotFound, it means that SSO
-// is not supported and returns false without saving the configuration. For other errors return false.
+// SaveConfigIfSSOSupported reports whether the management server supports SSO; the config is already persisted by NewAuth.
 func (a *Auth) SaveConfigIfSSOSupported(listener SSOListener) {
 	go func() {
 		sso, err := a.saveConfigIfSSOSupported()
@@ -101,15 +108,10 @@ func (a *Auth) saveConfigIfSSOSupported() (bool, error) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check SSO support: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if !supportsSSO {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	err = profilemanager.WriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
-	return true, err
+	return supportsSSO, nil
 }
 
-// LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig test the connectivity with the management server with the setup key.
+// LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig registers the peer with the setup key; the config is already persisted by NewAuth.
 func (a *Auth) LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(resultListener ErrListener, setupKey string, deviceName string) {
 	go func() {
 		err := a.loginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey, deviceName)
@@ -134,8 +136,7 @@ func (a *Auth) loginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey string, deviceName string
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
 	}
-
-	return profilemanager.WriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Login try register the client on the server

client/android/login_test.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 func TestNewAuth_ReusesPersistedIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 	cfgPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
 
-	first, err := NewAuth(cfgPath, "https://api.example.com:443")
+	first, err := NewAuth(cfgPath, "https://api.example.com:443", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("first NewAuth: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestNewAuth_ReusesPersistedIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("first NewAuth produced no private key")
 	}
 
-	second, err := NewAuth(cfgPath, "https://api.example.com:443")
+	second, err := NewAuth(cfgPath, "https://api.example.com:443", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("second NewAuth: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestNewAuth_ReusesPersistedIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNewAuth_CreatesConfigWhenAbsent(t *testing.T) {
 	cfgPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
 
-	auth, err := NewAuth(cfgPath, "https://api.example.com:443")
+	auth, err := NewAuth(cfgPath, "https://api.example.com:443", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("NewAuth: %v", err)
 	}

client/android/mdm.go

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package android
+
+import (
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
+)
+
+// PolicyFetcher is implemented by the native layer to return the current
+// managed configuration as a JSON-encoded object string; "" means no MDM
+// source is present.
+type PolicyFetcher interface {
+	FetchJSON() string
+}
+
+func loaderFor(p PolicyFetcher) *mdm.Loader {
+	if p == nil {
+		return mdm.NewJSONLoader(nil)
+	}
+	return mdm.NewJSONLoader(p.FetchJSON)
+}

client/android/preferences.go

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package android
 
 import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 )
 
 // Preferences exports a subset of the internal config for gomobile
 type Preferences struct {
 	configInput profilemanager.ConfigInput
+	mdmLoader   atomic.Pointer[mdm.Loader]
 }
 
 // NewPreferences creates a new Preferences instance
@@ -14,11 +18,30 @@ func NewPreferences(configPath string) *Preferences {
 	ci := profilemanager.ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath: configPath,
 	}
-	return &Preferences{ci}
+	return &Preferences{configInput: ci}
+}
+
+// SetMDMPolicyFetcher registers the native-provided MDM policy fetcher on
+// this Preferences instance; passing nil disables MDM enforcement.
+func (p *Preferences) SetMDMPolicyFetcher(f PolicyFetcher) {
+	p.mdmLoader.Store(loaderFor(f))
+}
+
+// GetRestrictionsJSON returns the UI enforcement snapshot derived from the
+// active MDM policy, in the JSON shape shared with the desktop frontend.
+func (p *Preferences) GetRestrictionsJSON() (string, error) {
+	return mdm.BuildRestrictions(p.policy()).JSON()
+}
+
+func (p *Preferences) policy() *mdm.Policy {
+	return p.mdmLoader.Load().Load()
 }
 
 // GetManagementURL reads URL from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetManagementURL() (string, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetString(mdm.KeyManagementURL); ok {
+		return mdm.CanonicalURL(v), nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.ManagementURL != "" {
 		return p.configInput.ManagementURL, nil
 	}
@@ -27,7 +50,7 @@ func (p *Preferences) GetManagementURL() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return cfg.ManagementURL.String(), err
+	return cfg.ManagementURL.String(), nil
 }
 
 // SetManagementURL stores the given URL and waits for commit
@@ -53,17 +76,21 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetAdminURL(url string) {
 	p.configInput.AdminURL = url
 }
 
-// GetPreSharedKey reads pre-shared key from config file
-func (p *Preferences) GetPreSharedKey() (string, error) {
+// HasPreSharedKey reports whether a pre-shared key is staged, persisted, or
+// enforced by MDM; the key itself is never handed to the native layer.
+func (p *Preferences) HasPreSharedKey() (bool, error) {
+	if _, ok := p.policy().GetString(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey); ok {
+		return true, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.PreSharedKey != nil {
-		return *p.configInput.PreSharedKey, nil
+		return *p.configInput.PreSharedKey != "", nil
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := profilemanager.ReadOrGenerateConfig(p.configInput.ConfigPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return false, err
 	}
-	return cfg.PreSharedKey, err
+	return cfg.PreSharedKey != "", nil
 }
 
 // SetPreSharedKey stores the given key and waits for commit
@@ -78,6 +105,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetRosenpassEnabled(enabled bool) {
 
 // GetRosenpassEnabled reads Rosenpass enabled status from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetRosenpassEnabled() (bool, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled); ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.RosenpassEnabled != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.RosenpassEnabled, nil
 	}
@@ -96,6 +126,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetRosenpassPermissive(permissive bool) {
 
 // GetRosenpassPermissive reads Rosenpass permissive setting from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetRosenpassPermissive() (bool, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive); ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.RosenpassPermissive != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.RosenpassPermissive, nil
 	}
@@ -109,6 +142,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) GetRosenpassPermissive() (bool, error) {
 
 // GetDisableClientRoutes reads disable client routes setting from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetDisableClientRoutes() (bool, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes); ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.DisableClientRoutes != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.DisableClientRoutes, nil
 	}
@@ -127,6 +163,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetDisableClientRoutes(disable bool) {
 
 // GetDisableServerRoutes reads disable server routes setting from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetDisableServerRoutes() (bool, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyDisableServerRoutes); ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.DisableServerRoutes != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.DisableServerRoutes, nil
 	}
@@ -181,6 +220,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetDisableFirewall(disable bool) {
 
 // GetServerSSHAllowed reads server SSH allowed setting from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetServerSSHAllowed() (bool, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyAllowServerSSH); ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.ServerSSHAllowed != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.ServerSSHAllowed, nil
 	}
@@ -291,6 +333,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetEnableSSHRemotePortForwarding(enabled bool) {
 
 // GetBlockInbound reads block inbound setting from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetBlockInbound() (bool, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyBlockInbound); ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.BlockInbound != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.BlockInbound, nil
 	}
@@ -327,7 +372,8 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetDisableIPv6(disable bool) {
 
 // GetRemoteJobsAllowed reads the remote jobs opt-in from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetRemoteJobsAllowed() (bool, error) {
-	if p.configInput.RemoteJobsAllowed != nil {
+	policy := p.policy()
+	if !policy.HasKey(mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed) && p.configInput.RemoteJobsAllowed != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.RemoteJobsAllowed, nil
 	}
 
@@ -335,10 +381,11 @@ func (p *Preferences) GetRemoteJobsAllowed() (bool, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(policy)
 	if cfg.RemoteJobsAllowed == nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	return *cfg.RemoteJobsAllowed, err
+	return *cfg.RemoteJobsAllowed, nil
 }
 
 // SetRemoteJobsAllowed stores the given value and waits for commit
@@ -348,6 +395,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetRemoteJobsAllowed(allowed bool) {
 
 // Commit writes out the changes to the config file
 func (p *Preferences) Commit() error {
+	if err := profilemanager.CheckMDMConflicts(p.configInput, p.policy()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	_, err := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(p.configInput)
 	return err
 }

client/android/preferences_test.go

@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ func TestPreferences_DefaultValues(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("invalid default management url: %s", defaultVar)
 	}
 
-	var preSharedKey string
-	preSharedKey, err = p.GetPreSharedKey()
+	hasPSK, err := p.HasPreSharedKey()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to read default preshared key: %s", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read default preshared key presence: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if preSharedKey != "" {
-		t.Errorf("invalid preshared key: %s", preSharedKey)
+	if hasPSK {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected preshared key presence on fresh config")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -65,13 +64,13 @@ func TestPreferences_ReadUncommitedValues(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	p.SetPreSharedKey(exampleString)
-	resp, err = p.GetPreSharedKey()
+	hasPSK, err := p.HasPreSharedKey()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to read preshared key: %s", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read preshared key presence: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if resp != exampleString {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected preshared key: %s", resp)
+	if !hasPSK {
+		t.Errorf("expected preshared key presence after staging one")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -109,12 +108,12 @@ func TestPreferences_Commit(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected management url: %s", resp)
 	}
 
-	resp, err = p.GetPreSharedKey()
+	hasPSK, err := p.HasPreSharedKey()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to read preshared key: %s", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read preshared key presence: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if resp != examplePresharedKey {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected preshared key: %s", resp)
+	if !hasPSK {
+		t.Errorf("expected preshared key presence after commit")
 	}
 }

client/android/profile_manager.go

@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ func NewProfileManager(configDir string) *ProfileManager {
 	return &ProfileManager{impl: mobile.NewProfileManager(configDir, androidUsername)}
 }
 
+// SetMDMPolicyFetcher registers the native-provided MDM policy fetcher on
+// this ProfileManager; passing nil disables MDM enforcement.
+func (pm *ProfileManager) SetMDMPolicyFetcher(f PolicyFetcher) {
+	pm.impl.SetMDMLoader(loaderFor(f))
+}
+
 // ListProfiles returns all available profiles, including the default profile,
 // with their active status set.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) ListProfiles() (*ProfileArray, error) {

client/cmd/login.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
@@ -325,6 +326,11 @@ func doForegroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, setupKey string,
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("read config file %s: %v", configFilePath, err)
 	}
+	// CLI standalone login: profilemanager no longer auto-applies MDM,
+	// so layer in the OS-native policy here. Desktop builds construct
+	// a Loader with no fetcher — the build-tagged loadPlatform reads
+	// the registry/plist directly.
+	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(mdm.NewLoader(nil).Load())
 
 	// Reading a config does not provision one: this login is about to dial
 	// management with the profile's identity, so mint the keys if the profile

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
@@ -234,6 +235,10 @@ func runInForegroundMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, activeProf *pr
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("get config file: %v", err)
 	}
+	// CLI foreground path runs without the daemon Server: layer in the
+	// active MDM policy explicitly so a forced ManagementURL / PSK /
+	// other managed key actually takes effect on this run.
+	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(mdm.NewLoader(nil).Load())
 
 	_, _ = profilemanager.UpdateOldManagementURL(ctx, config, configFilePath)
 

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	nbssh "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
@@ -229,6 +230,10 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create config: %w", err)
 	}
+	// Embedded path runs without the daemon Server: apply the active
+	// MDM policy explicitly so a forced ManagementURL / PSK / other
+	// managed key takes effect on this embedded engine instance.
+	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(mdm.NewLoader(nil).Load())
 
 	if opts.PrivateKey != "" {
 		config.PrivateKey = opts.PrivateKey

client/internal/profilemanager/config.go

@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ var DefaultInterfaceBlacklist = []string{
 	"Tailscale", "tailscale", "docker", "veth", "br-", "lo",
 }
 
-// loadMDMPolicy is the package-level indirection used by apply() to read the
-// active MDM policy. Tests override this to inject a fake policy.
-var loadMDMPolicy = mdm.LoadPolicy
-
 // ConfigInput carries configuration changes to the client
 type ConfigInput struct {
 	ManagementURL                 string
@@ -203,14 +199,26 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	MTU uint16
 
-	// policy is the MDM policy that produced the currently-set values for
-	// any MDM-enforced fields. Set by applyMDMPolicy at the tail of apply()
-	// and reset on every apply() invocation. Never persisted to disk.
-	// Callers query enforcement state via Policy() and the mdm.Policy API
-	// (HasKey, ManagedKeys, IsEmpty).
+	// policy is the MDM policy that produced the currently-set values
+	// for any MDM-enforced fields. Set by ApplyMDMPolicy on every
+	// invocation. Never persisted to disk. Callers query enforcement
+	// state via Policy() and the mdm.Policy API (HasKey, ManagedKeys,
+	// IsEmpty).
 	policy *mdm.Policy `json:"-"`
 }
 
+// ApplyMDMPolicy overlays the supplied MDM Policy on top of the current
+// Config values and records it as Policy(). The overlay is not reversible:
+// an empty Policy only clears the enforcement metadata, so resolve the base
+// Config again (from disk or JSON) before applying a changed policy, the way
+// the lifecycle owners do on every load.
+func (config *Config) ApplyMDMPolicy(policy *mdm.Policy) {
+	if config == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	config.applyMDMPolicy(policy)
+}
+
 // Policy returns the MDM policy applied to this Config. Returns a non-nil
 // empty Policy when MDM enforcement is inactive; callers can always invoke
 // HasKey / ManagedKeys / IsEmpty without a nil check.
@@ -817,9 +825,11 @@ func (config *Config) apply(input ConfigInput) (updated bool, err error) {
 		updated = true
 	}
 
-	// MDM is the last override layer: any key present in the policy
-	// supersedes defaults, on-disk config, env vars and CLI input.
-	config.applyMDMPolicy(loadMDMPolicy())
+	// Initialise the MDM overlay to "no enforcement" so Config.Policy()
+	// never returns a stale or nil policy on a freshly applied Config.
+	// Lifecycle owners that want to enforce a real MDM policy invoke
+	// Config.ApplyMDMPolicy(loader.Load()) after this returns.
+	config.applyMDMPolicy(mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
 
 	return updated, nil
 }

client/internal/profilemanager/config_mdm.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package profilemanager
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
+)
+
+// ErrMDMManagedFields marks a config change rejected because it diverges from
+// MDM-enforced values.
+var ErrMDMManagedFields = errors.New("fields managed by MDM cannot be modified")
+
+// MDMConflicts returns the names of MDM-managed keys whose requested value in
+// the ConfigInput differs from the policy-enforced value; a field set to the
+// enforced value is a no-op echo, not a conflict.
+func MDMConflicts(input ConfigInput, policy *mdm.Policy) []string {
+	pskGot := input.PreSharedKey
+	if isPreSharedKeyHidden(pskGot) {
+		pskGot = nil
+	}
+	var port *int64
+	if input.WireguardPort != nil {
+		v := int64(*input.WireguardPort)
+		port = &v
+	}
+	return mdm.ResolveConflicts(policy, []mdm.ConflictCheck{
+		mdm.ConflictURL(mdm.KeyManagementURL, input.ManagementURL),
+		mdm.ConflictStringPtr(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey, pskGot),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled, input.RosenpassEnabled),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive, input.RosenpassPermissive),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableAutoConnect, input.DisableAutoConnect),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyAllowServerSSH, input.ServerSSHAllowed),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed, input.RemoteJobsAllowed),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes, input.DisableClientRoutes),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableServerRoutes, input.DisableServerRoutes),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyBlockInbound, input.BlockInbound),
+		mdm.ConflictInt64(mdm.KeyWireguardPort, port),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics, input.LocalMetricsEnabled),
+		mdm.ConflictStringPtr(mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress, input.LocalMetricsAddress),
+	})
+}
+
+// CheckMDMConflicts returns an ErrMDMManagedFields-wrapped error naming the
+// conflicting keys, or nil when the input does not fight the policy.
+func CheckMDMConflicts(input ConfigInput, policy *mdm.Policy) error {
+	conflicts := MDMConflicts(input, policy)
+	if len(conflicts) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrMDMManagedFields, conflicts)
+}

client/internal/profilemanager/config_mdm_test.go

@@ -10,24 +10,58 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 )
 
-// withMDMPolicy temporarily overrides the package-level loadMDMPolicy hook so
-// apply() observes the supplied Policy. The original loader is restored at
-// test cleanup.
-func withMDMPolicy(t *testing.T, policy *mdm.Policy) {
+// fakeFetcher implements mdm.PolicyFetcher returning a pre-set policy
+// map. Test helper used to construct a Loader without touching the OS
+// or any package-level state.
+type fakeFetcher struct{ values map[string]any }
+
+func (f *fakeFetcher) Fetch() map[string]any { return f.values }
+
+// loaderFor builds an mdm.Loader whose loadPlatform returns the
+// supplied Policy's underlying values.
+func loaderFor(policy *mdm.Policy) *mdm.Loader {
+	if policy == nil || policy.IsEmpty() {
+		return mdm.NewLoader(&fakeFetcher{values: nil})
+	}
+	values := make(map[string]any)
+	for _, k := range policy.ManagedKeys() {
+		if v, ok := policy.GetString(k); ok {
+			values[k] = v
+			continue
+		}
+		if v, ok := policy.GetInt(k); ok {
+			values[k] = v
+			continue
+		}
+		if v, ok := policy.GetBool(k); ok {
+			values[k] = v
+			continue
+		}
+		if v, ok := policy.GetStringSlice(k); ok {
+			values[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+	return mdm.NewLoader(&fakeFetcher{values: values})
+}
+
+// configWithMDM is the test convenience that builds a Config via
+// UpdateOrCreateConfig and overlays the supplied MDM policy on top —
+// mirrors the production pattern (Server.getConfig / Client.applyMDMOverlay)
+// where the Loader lives outside Config and the apply step is driven
+// by the lifecycle owner.
+func configWithMDM(t *testing.T, input ConfigInput, policy *mdm.Policy) *Config {
 	t.Helper()
-	prev := loadMDMPolicy
-	loadMDMPolicy = func() *mdm.Policy { return policy }
-	t.Cleanup(func() { loadMDMPolicy = prev })
+	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(input)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(loaderFor(policy).Load())
+	return cfg
 }
 
 func TestApply_MDMEmpty_NoEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
-
-	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
 
 	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().IsEmpty(), "no MDM source ⇒ empty Policy")
 	assert.False(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyManagementURL))
@@ -39,18 +73,15 @@ func TestApply_MDMEmpty_NoEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestApply_MDMOnly_OverridesDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	const mdmURL = "https://corp.mdm.example.com:443"
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+
+	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL:       mdmURL,
 		mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes: true,
 		mdm.KeyBlockInbound:        true,
 	}))
 
-	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
-
 	assert.Equal(t, mdmURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	assert.True(t, cfg.DisableClientRoutes)
 	assert.True(t, cfg.BlockInbound)
@@ -65,16 +96,12 @@ func TestApply_MDMBeatsCLIInput(t *testing.T) {
 	const mdmURL = "https://mdm.example.com:443"
 	const cliURL = "https://cli.example.com:443"
 
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
-		mdm.KeyManagementURL: mdmURL,
-	}))
-
-	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath:    filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
 		ManagementURL: cliURL,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyManagementURL: mdmURL,
+	}))
 
 	// MDM wins over CLI-supplied management URL.
 	assert.Equal(t, mdmURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
@@ -82,16 +109,12 @@ func TestApply_MDMBeatsCLIInput(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestApply_MDMInvalidURL_KeepsPreviousValue(t *testing.T) {
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "not-a-url",
 	}))
 
-	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
-
 	// Invalid MDM URL is logged and skipped: default URL stays in place
 	// to keep the client functional.
 	assert.Equal(t, DefaultManagementURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String())
@@ -106,24 +129,20 @@ func TestApply_MDMBoolKeysOverrideOnDiskValue(t *testing.T) {
 	tmp := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
 
 	// Seed without MDM.
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
-	_, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+	configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath:          tmp,
 		DisableClientRoutes: boolPtr(false),
 		RosenpassEnabled:    boolPtr(false),
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
 
 	// Now enable MDM enforcement for these keys.
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: tmp,
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes: true,
 		mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled:    true,
 	}))
 
-	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{ConfigPath: tmp})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
-
 	assert.True(t, cfg.DisableClientRoutes, "MDM override should flip on-disk false to true")
 	assert.True(t, cfg.RosenpassEnabled)
 	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes))
@@ -134,22 +153,19 @@ func TestApply_MDMLocalMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	tmp := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json")
 
 	// Seed without MDM.
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
-	_, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
+	configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath:          tmp,
 		LocalMetricsEnabled: boolPtr(false),
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
 
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	// Now enable MDM enforcement for these keys.
+	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: tmp,
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics:  true,
 		mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress: "127.0.0.1:9292",
 	}))
 
-	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{ConfigPath: tmp})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
-
 	assert.True(t, cfg.LocalMetricsEnabled, "MDM override should flip on-disk false to true")
 	assert.Equal(t, "127.0.0.1:9292", cfg.LocalMetricsAddress)
 	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics))
@@ -171,16 +187,12 @@ func TestApply_MDMLazyConnection(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+			cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
+				ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+			}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 				mdm.KeyLazyConnection: c.raw,
 			}))
 
-			cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
-				ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-			})
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.NotNil(t, cfg)
-
 			assert.Equal(t, c.want, cfg.LazyConnection)
 			assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyLazyConnection))
 		})
@@ -188,22 +200,83 @@ func TestApply_MDMLazyConnection(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestApply_MDMPreSharedKeyRedactionSentinelRejected(t *testing.T) {
-	const maskSentinel = "**********"
+	const maskSentinel = mdm.PreSharedKeyRedactedSentinel
 
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	cfg := configWithMDM(t, ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
+	}, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyPreSharedKey: maskSentinel,
 	}))
 
-	cfg, err := UpdateOrCreateConfig(ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.json"),
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, cfg)
-
 	// Mask sentinel must not be persisted as the actual PSK.
 	assert.NotEqual(t, maskSentinel, cfg.PreSharedKey)
 	// Key still marked managed so user writes are still rejected.
 	assert.True(t, cfg.Policy().HasKey(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey))
 }
 
+func TestMDMConflicts_PreSharedKey(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyPreSharedKey: "mdm-enforced-psk",
+	})
+	empty := ""
+	sentinel := mdm.PreSharedKeyRedactedSentinel
+	same := "mdm-enforced-psk"
+	other := "user-psk"
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		psk  *string
+		want []string
+	}{
+		{name: "unset", psk: nil, want: nil},
+		{name: "explicit empty", psk: &empty, want: []string{mdm.KeyPreSharedKey}},
+		{name: "sentinel echo", psk: &sentinel, want: nil},
+		{name: "same value", psk: &same, want: nil},
+		{name: "divergent", psk: &other, want: []string{mdm.KeyPreSharedKey}},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, MDMConflicts(ConfigInput{PreSharedKey: tc.psk}, policy))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMDMConflicts_RemoteJobsAndLocalMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed:   false,
+		mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics:  true,
+		mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress: "127.0.0.1:9999",
+	})
+	sameAddr := "127.0.0.1:9999"
+	otherAddr := "0.0.0.0:9999"
+	emptyAddr := ""
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		input ConfigInput
+		want  []string
+	}{
+		{name: "unset", input: ConfigInput{}, want: nil},
+		{name: "echo", input: ConfigInput{
+			RemoteJobsAllowed:   boolPtr(false),
+			LocalMetricsEnabled: boolPtr(true),
+			LocalMetricsAddress: &sameAddr,
+		}, want: nil},
+		{name: "remote jobs divergent", input: ConfigInput{RemoteJobsAllowed: boolPtr(true)}, want: []string{mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed}},
+		{name: "metrics disabled", input: ConfigInput{LocalMetricsEnabled: boolPtr(false)}, want: []string{mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics}},
+		{name: "metrics address divergent", input: ConfigInput{LocalMetricsAddress: &otherAddr}, want: []string{mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress}},
+		{name: "metrics address explicit empty", input: ConfigInput{LocalMetricsAddress: &emptyAddr}, want: []string{mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress}},
+		{name: "all divergent", input: ConfigInput{
+			RemoteJobsAllowed:   boolPtr(true),
+			LocalMetricsEnabled: boolPtr(false),
+			LocalMetricsAddress: &otherAddr,
+		}, want: []string{mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed, mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics, mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress}},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, MDMConflicts(tc.input, policy))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func boolPtr(b bool) *bool { return &b }

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/client.go

@@ -88,9 +88,15 @@ type Client struct {
 	// netMgr outlives engine restarts: it mirrors the OS connectivity, not
 	// the engine lifecycle. Run injects its state and sweeper into each new
 	// ConnectClient.
-	netMgr *netevents.Manager
-	// preloadedConfig holds config loaded from JSON (used on tvOS where file writes are blocked)
-	preloadedConfig *profilemanager.Config
+	netMgr              *netevents.Manager
+	preloadedConfigJSON atomic.Pointer[string]
+
+	// mdmSource holds the per-Client MDM policy source and its change
+	// detector as one unit. Set by SetMDMPolicyFetcher (called from the
+	// Swift side at extension init). Each Run passes the loader to the
+	// resolved Config so applyMDMPolicy picks up the active overlay. Nil
+	// means "MDM enforcement off for this Client".
+	mdmSource atomic.Pointer[mdmSource]
 
 	// stateMu guards the run lifecycle as one unit: the cancel installed by
 	// the current run, the channel it closes on exit, and the state it
@@ -122,47 +128,53 @@ func NewClient(cfgFile, stateFile, cacheDir, logFilePath, deviceName string, osV
 	}
 }
 
-// SetConfigFromJSON loads config from a JSON string into memory.
-// This is used on tvOS where file writes to App Group containers are blocked.
-// When set, IsLoginRequired() and Run() will use this preloaded config instead of reading from file.
+// SetConfigFromJSON stores the JSON config that later loads resolve instead of the config file (tvOS).
 func (c *Client) SetConfigFromJSON(jsonStr string) error {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	cfg, err := profilemanager.ConfigFromJSON(jsonStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Not only a parse error any more: a document with no peer identity is
 		// refused, because Run() would otherwise connect as a peer whose key
 		// this SDK has no way to hand back to the caller's store.
 		log.Errorf("SetConfigFromJSON: failed to load config JSON: %v", err)
+=======
+	if _, err := profilemanager.ConfigFromJSON(jsonStr); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("SetConfigFromJSON: failed to parse config JSON: %v", err)
+>>>>>>> origin/main
 		return err
 	}
-	c.preloadedConfig = cfg
+	c.preloadedConfigJSON.Store(&jsonStr)
 	log.Infof("SetConfigFromJSON: config loaded successfully from JSON")
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *Client) loadConfig(input profilemanager.ConfigInput) (*profilemanager.Config, error) {
+	var cfg *profilemanager.Config
+	var err error
+	if preloaded := c.preloadedConfigJSON.Load(); preloaded != nil {
+		cfg, err = profilemanager.ConfigFromJSON(*preloaded)
+	} else {
+		cfg, err = profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(input)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
+	return cfg, nil
+}
+
 // Run start the internal client. It is a blocker function
 func (c *Client) Run(fd int32, interfaceName string, envList *EnvList) error {
 	exportEnvList(envList)
 	log.Infof("Starting NetBird client")
 	log.Debugf("Tunnel uses interface: %s", interfaceName)
 
-	var cfg *profilemanager.Config
-	var err error
-
-	// Use preloaded config if available (tvOS where file writes are blocked)
-	if c.preloadedConfig != nil {
-		log.Infof("Run: using preloaded config from memory")
-		cfg = c.preloadedConfig
-	} else {
-		log.Infof("Run: loading config from file")
-		// Use DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
-		// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
-		cfg, err = profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
-			ConfigPath:    c.cfgFile,
-			StateFilePath: c.stateFile,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	cfg, err := c.loadConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath:    c.cfgFile,
+		StateFilePath: c.stateFile,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	c.recorder.UpdateManagementAddress(cfg.ManagementURL.String())
 	c.recorder.UpdateRosenpass(cfg.RosenpassEnabled, cfg.RosenpassPermissive)
@@ -277,19 +289,13 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(anonymize bool, anonymizeLevel string) (string, err
 
 	// If the engine hasn't been started, load config so we can reach management.
 	if cfg == nil {
-		if c.preloadedConfig != nil {
-			cfg = c.preloadedConfig
-		} else {
-			var err error
-			// Use DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig to avoid atomic file operations
-			// (temp file + rename) blocked by the tvOS sandbox.
-			cfg, err = profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
-				ConfigPath:    c.cfgFile,
-				StateFilePath: c.stateFile,
-			})
-			if err != nil {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("load config: %w", err)
-			}
+		var err error
+		cfg, err = c.loadConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
+			ConfigPath:    c.cfgFile,
+			StateFilePath: c.stateFile,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("load config: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -424,29 +430,9 @@ func (c *Client) IsLoginRequired() bool {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctxWithValues)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	var cfg *profilemanager.Config
-	var err error
-
-	// Use preloaded config if available (tvOS where file writes are blocked)
-	if c.preloadedConfig != nil {
-		log.Infof("IsLoginRequired: using preloaded config from memory")
-		cfg = c.preloadedConfig
-	} else {
-		log.Infof("IsLoginRequired: loading config from file")
-		// Use DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
-		// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
-		cfg, err = profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
-			ConfigPath: c.cfgFile,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("IsLoginRequired: failed to load config: %v", err)
-			// If we can't load config, assume login is required
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	if cfg == nil {
-		log.Errorf("IsLoginRequired: config is nil")
+	cfg, err := c.loadConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{ConfigPath: c.cfgFile})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("IsLoginRequired: failed to load config: %v", err)
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -496,6 +482,7 @@ func (c *Client) LoginForMobile() string {
 		log.Errorf("LoginForMobile: failed to load config: %v", err)
 		return fmt.Sprintf("failed to load config: %v", err)
 	}
+	c.applyMDMOverlay(cfg)
 
 	oAuthFlow, err := auth.NewOAuthFlow(ctx, cfg, false, false, "")
 	if err != nil {

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/login.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mobile"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 )
@@ -39,14 +40,22 @@ type Auth struct {
 	ctx     context.Context
 	cancel  context.CancelFunc
 	config  *profilemanager.Config
+	base    *profilemanager.Config
+	policy  *mdm.Policy
 	cfgPath string
 }
 
-// NewAuth instantiate Auth struct and validate the management URL
-func NewAuth(cfgPath string, mgmURL string) (*Auth, error) {
-	inputCfg := profilemanager.ConfigInput{
-		ConfigPath:    cfgPath,
-		ManagementURL: mgmURL,
+// NewAuth instantiate Auth struct and validate the management URL.
+// Auth is constructed under the active MDM policy: the policy is overlaid on
+// the resolved config so the login runs against the enforced values, while
+// the persisted config keeps the caller-supplied ones; a caller-supplied
+// management URL is ignored while MDM manages that key. A nil fetcher
+// disables MDM enforcement.
+func NewAuth(cfgPath string, mgmURL string, fetcher PolicyFetcher) (*Auth, error) {
+	policy := loaderFor(fetcher).Load()
+	inputCfg := profilemanager.ConfigInput{ConfigPath: cfgPath}
+	if _, managed := policy.GetString(mdm.KeyManagementURL); !managed {
+		inputCfg.ManagementURL = mgmURL
 	}
 
 	// Load the existing config when a config file is already present so an
@@ -67,6 +76,10 @@ func NewAuth(cfgPath string, mgmURL string) (*Auth, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	a := &Auth{policy: policy, cfgPath: cfgPath}
+	if err := a.setBaseConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// Use a cancellable context so Stop() can abort an in-progress interactive
 	// login. The PKCE flow's WaitToken blocks (and keeps its loopback HTTP server
@@ -76,14 +89,8 @@ func NewAuth(cfgPath string, mgmURL string) (*Auth, error) {
 	// process (decoupled from the network extension), so without this the server
 	// lingers after the user dismisses the browser and the next connect stalls
 	// trying to bind the same port.
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-
-	return &Auth{
-		ctx:     ctx,
-		cancel:  cancel,
-		config:  cfg,
-		cfgPath: cfgPath,
-	}, nil
+	a.ctx, a.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	return a, nil
 }
 
 // NewAuthWithConfig instantiate Auth based on existing config
@@ -106,9 +113,7 @@ func (a *Auth) Stop() {
 	}
 }
 
-// SaveConfigIfSSOSupported test the connectivity with the management server by retrieving the server device flow info.
-// If it returns a flow info than save the configuration and return true. If it gets a codes.NotFound, it means that SSO
-// is not supported and returns false without saving the configuration. For other errors return false.
+// SaveConfigIfSSOSupported reports whether the management server supports SSO; the config is already persisted by NewAuth.
 func (a *Auth) SaveConfigIfSSOSupported(listener SSOListener) {
 	if listener == nil {
 		log.Errorf("SaveConfigIfSSOSupported: listener is nil")
@@ -136,17 +141,10 @@ func (a *Auth) saveConfigIfSSOSupported() (bool, error) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check SSO support: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if !supportsSSO {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	// Use DirectWriteOutConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
-	// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
-	err = profilemanager.DirectWriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
-	return true, err
+	return supportsSSO, nil
 }
 
-// LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig test the connectivity with the management server with the setup key.
+// LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig registers the peer with the setup key; the config is already persisted by NewAuth.
 func (a *Auth) LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(resultListener ErrListener, setupKey string, deviceName string) {
 	if resultListener == nil {
 		log.Errorf("LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig: resultListener is nil")
@@ -175,10 +173,7 @@ func (a *Auth) loginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey string, deviceName string
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
 	}
-
-	// Use DirectWriteOutConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
-	// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
-	return profilemanager.DirectWriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // LoginSync performs a synchronous login check without UI interaction
@@ -312,19 +307,6 @@ func (a *Auth) login(urlOpener URLOpener, forceDeviceAuth bool, deviceName strin
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Save the config before notifying success to ensure persistence completes
-	// before the callback potentially triggers teardown on the Swift side.
-	// Note: This differs from Android which doesn't save config after login.
-	// On iOS/tvOS, we save here because:
-	// 1. The config may have been modified during login (e.g., new tokens)
-	// 2. On tvOS, the Network Extension context may be the only place with
-	//    write permissions to the App Group container
-	if a.cfgPath != "" {
-		if err := profilemanager.DirectWriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to save config after login: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Notify caller of successful login synchronously before returning
 	urlOpener.OnLoginSuccess()
 
@@ -375,23 +357,44 @@ func (a *Auth) foregroundGetTokenInfo(authClient *auth.Auth, urlOpener URLOpener
 	return &tokenInfo, nil
 }
 
-// GetConfigJSON returns the current config as a JSON string.
-// This can be used by the caller to persist the config via alternative storage
-// mechanisms (e.g., UserDefaults on tvOS where file writes are blocked).
+// GetConfigJSON returns the config without the MDM overlay as JSON, for persisting it outside the config file (tvOS).
 func (a *Auth) GetConfigJSON() (string, error) {
-	if a.config == nil {
+	cfg := a.base
+	if cfg == nil {
+		cfg = a.config
+	}
+	if cfg == nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("no config available")
 	}
-	return profilemanager.ConfigToJSON(a.config)
+	return profilemanager.ConfigToJSON(cfg)
 }
 
-// SetConfigFromJSON loads config from a JSON string.
-// This can be used to restore config from alternative storage mechanisms.
+// SetConfigFromJSON replaces the config from JSON; the MDM overlay is applied on top for the login.
 func (a *Auth) SetConfigFromJSON(jsonStr string) error {
 	cfg, err := profilemanager.ConfigFromJSON(jsonStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	a.config = cfg
+	return a.setBaseConfig(cfg)
+}
+
+func (a *Auth) setBaseConfig(base *profilemanager.Config) error {
+	overlaid, err := copyConfig(base)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if a.policy != nil {
+		overlaid.ApplyMDMPolicy(a.policy)
+	}
+	a.base = base
+	a.config = overlaid
 	return nil
 }
+
+func copyConfig(cfg *profilemanager.Config) (*profilemanager.Config, error) {
+	raw, err := profilemanager.ConfigToJSON(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return profilemanager.ConfigFromJSON(raw)
+}

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/mdm.go

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//go:build ios
+
+package NetBirdSDK
+
+import (
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
+)
+
+// PolicyFetcher is implemented by the native layer to return the current
+// managed configuration as a JSON-encoded object string; "" means no MDM
+// source is present.
+type PolicyFetcher interface {
+	FetchJSON() string
+}
+
+type mdmSource struct {
+	loader   *mdm.Loader
+	detector *mdm.ChangeDetector
+}
+
+// SetMDMPolicyFetcher registers the native-provided MDM policy fetcher on
+// this Client; passing nil disables MDM enforcement.
+func (c *Client) SetMDMPolicyFetcher(p PolicyFetcher) {
+	loader := loaderFor(p)
+	c.mdmSource.Store(&mdmSource{loader: loader, detector: mdm.NewChangeDetector(loader)})
+}
+
+// HasMDMPolicyChanged re-reads the managed configuration and reports whether
+// it changed since the last observation; call it from the native OS-change
+// notification and restart the engine only on true.
+func (c *Client) HasMDMPolicyChanged() bool {
+	src := c.mdmSource.Load()
+	if src == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return src.detector.Changed()
+}
+
+// GetRestrictionsJSON returns the UI enforcement snapshot derived from the
+// active MDM policy, in the JSON shape shared with the desktop frontend.
+func (c *Client) GetRestrictionsJSON() (string, error) {
+	return mdm.BuildRestrictions(c.mdmLoader().Load()).JSON()
+}
+
+func (c *Client) applyMDMOverlay(cfg *profilemanager.Config) {
+	loader := c.mdmLoader()
+	if cfg == nil || loader == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(loader.Load())
+}
+
+func (c *Client) mdmLoader() *mdm.Loader {
+	if src := c.mdmSource.Load(); src != nil {
+		return src.loader
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func loaderFor(p PolicyFetcher) *mdm.Loader {
+	if p == nil {
+		return mdm.NewJSONLoader(nil)
+	}
+	return mdm.NewJSONLoader(p.FetchJSON)
+}

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/preferences.go

@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 package NetBirdSDK
 
 import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 )
 
 // Preferences export a subset of the internal config for gomobile
 type Preferences struct {
 	configInput profilemanager.ConfigInput
+	mdmLoader   atomic.Pointer[mdm.Loader]
 }
 
 // NewPreferences create new Preferences instance
@@ -17,11 +21,30 @@ func NewPreferences(configPath string, stateFilePath string) *Preferences {
 		ConfigPath:    configPath,
 		StateFilePath: stateFilePath,
 	}
-	return &Preferences{ci}
+	return &Preferences{configInput: ci}
+}
+
+// SetMDMPolicyFetcher registers the native-provided MDM policy fetcher on
+// this Preferences instance; passing nil disables MDM enforcement.
+func (p *Preferences) SetMDMPolicyFetcher(f PolicyFetcher) {
+	p.mdmLoader.Store(loaderFor(f))
+}
+
+// GetRestrictionsJSON returns the UI enforcement snapshot derived from the
+// active MDM policy, in the JSON shape shared with the desktop frontend.
+func (p *Preferences) GetRestrictionsJSON() (string, error) {
+	return mdm.BuildRestrictions(p.policy()).JSON()
+}
+
+func (p *Preferences) policy() *mdm.Policy {
+	return p.mdmLoader.Load().Load()
 }
 
 // GetManagementURL read url from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetManagementURL() (string, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetString(mdm.KeyManagementURL); ok {
+		return mdm.CanonicalURL(v), nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.ManagementURL != "" {
 		return p.configInput.ManagementURL, nil
 	}
@@ -30,7 +53,7 @@ func (p *Preferences) GetManagementURL() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return cfg.ManagementURL.String(), err
+	return cfg.ManagementURL.String(), nil
 }
 
 // SetManagementURL store the given url and wait for commit
@@ -56,17 +79,21 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetAdminURL(url string) {
 	p.configInput.AdminURL = url
 }
 
-// GetPreSharedKey read preshared key from config file
-func (p *Preferences) GetPreSharedKey() (string, error) {
+// HasPreSharedKey reports whether a pre-shared key is staged, persisted, or
+// enforced by MDM; the key itself is never handed to the native layer.
+func (p *Preferences) HasPreSharedKey() (bool, error) {
+	if _, ok := p.policy().GetString(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey); ok {
+		return true, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.PreSharedKey != nil {
-		return *p.configInput.PreSharedKey, nil
+		return *p.configInput.PreSharedKey != "", nil
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := profilemanager.ReadOrGenerateConfig(p.configInput.ConfigPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return false, err
 	}
-	return cfg.PreSharedKey, err
+	return cfg.PreSharedKey != "", nil
 }
 
 // SetPreSharedKey store the given key and wait for commit
@@ -81,6 +108,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetRosenpassEnabled(enabled bool) {
 
 // GetRosenpassEnabled read rosenpass enabled from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetRosenpassEnabled() (bool, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled); ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.RosenpassEnabled != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.RosenpassEnabled, nil
 	}
@@ -99,6 +129,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetRosenpassPermissive(permissive bool) {
 
 // GetRosenpassPermissive read rosenpass permissive from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetRosenpassPermissive() (bool, error) {
+	if v, ok := p.policy().GetBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive); ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
 	if p.configInput.RosenpassPermissive != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.RosenpassPermissive, nil
 	}
@@ -130,7 +163,8 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetDisableIPv6(disable bool) {
 
 // GetRemoteJobsAllowed reads the remote jobs opt-in from config file
 func (p *Preferences) GetRemoteJobsAllowed() (bool, error) {
-	if p.configInput.RemoteJobsAllowed != nil {
+	policy := p.policy()
+	if !policy.HasKey(mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed) && p.configInput.RemoteJobsAllowed != nil {
 		return *p.configInput.RemoteJobsAllowed, nil
 	}
 
@@ -138,10 +172,11 @@ func (p *Preferences) GetRemoteJobsAllowed() (bool, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(policy)
 	if cfg.RemoteJobsAllowed == nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	return *cfg.RemoteJobsAllowed, err
+	return *cfg.RemoteJobsAllowed, nil
 }
 
 // SetRemoteJobsAllowed stores the given value and waits for commit
@@ -151,6 +186,9 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetRemoteJobsAllowed(allowed bool) {
 
 // Commit write out the changes into config file
 func (p *Preferences) Commit() error {
+	if err := profilemanager.CheckMDMConflicts(p.configInput, p.policy()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	// Use DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig to avoid atomic file operations (temp file + rename)
 	// which are blocked by the tvOS sandbox in App Group containers
 	_, err := profilemanager.DirectUpdateOrCreateConfig(p.configInput)

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/preferences_test.go

@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@ func TestPreferences_DefaultValues(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("invalid default management url: %s", defaultVar)
 	}
 
-	var preSharedKey string
-	preSharedKey, err = p.GetPreSharedKey()
+	hasPSK, err := p.HasPreSharedKey()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to read default preshared key: %s", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read default preshared key presence: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if preSharedKey != "" {
-		t.Errorf("invalid preshared key: %s", preSharedKey)
+	if hasPSK {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected preshared key presence on fresh config")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -69,13 +68,13 @@ func TestPreferences_ReadUncommitedValues(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	p.SetPreSharedKey(exampleString)
-	resp, err = p.GetPreSharedKey()
+	hasPSK, err := p.HasPreSharedKey()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to read preshared key: %s", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read preshared key presence: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if resp != exampleString {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected preshared key: %s", resp)
+	if !hasPSK {
+		t.Errorf("expected preshared key presence after staging one")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -114,12 +113,12 @@ func TestPreferences_Commit(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected management url: %s", resp)
 	}
 
-	resp, err = p.GetPreSharedKey()
+	hasPSK, err := p.HasPreSharedKey()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to read preshared key: %s", err)
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read preshared key presence: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if resp != examplePresharedKey {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected preshared key: %s", resp)
+	if !hasPSK {
+		t.Errorf("expected preshared key presence after commit")
 	}
 }

client/ios/NetBirdSDK/profile_manager.go

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ func NewProfileManager(configDir string) *ProfileManager {
 	return &ProfileManager{impl: mobile.NewProfileManager(configDir, iosUsername)}
 }
 
+// SetMDMPolicyFetcher registers the native-provided MDM policy fetcher on
+// this ProfileManager; passing nil disables MDM enforcement.
+func (pm *ProfileManager) SetMDMPolicyFetcher(f PolicyFetcher) {
+	pm.impl.SetMDMLoader(loaderFor(f))
+}
+
 // ListProfiles returns all available profiles, including the default profile,
 // with their active status set.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) ListProfiles() (*ProfileArray, error) {

client/mdm/changedetector.go

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package mdm
+
+import "sync"
+
+// ChangeDetector tracks the last observed policy of a Loader so an
+// OS-notification-driven caller can ask whether the managed configuration
+// actually changed before restarting anything.
+type ChangeDetector struct {
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	loader *Loader
+	prev   *Policy
+}
+
+// NewChangeDetector constructs a ChangeDetector seeded with the loader's
+// current policy, so only a later change reports as changed.
+func NewChangeDetector(loader *Loader) *ChangeDetector {
+	return &ChangeDetector{
+		loader: loader,
+		prev:   loader.Load(),
+	}
+}
+
+// Changed re-reads the policy, logs the per-key diff, and reports whether it
+// diverged from the last observation; the new snapshot becomes the baseline.
+func (d *ChangeDetector) Changed() bool {
+	d.mu.Lock()
+	defer d.mu.Unlock()
+	curr := d.loader.Load()
+	if !policyChanged(d.prev, curr) {
+		return false
+	}
+	d.prev = curr
+	return true
+}

client/mdm/conflicts.go

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+package mdm
+
+import "net/url"
+
+// PreSharedKeyRedactedSentinel is the redaction mask returned in place of a
+// real pre-shared key; an incoming value equal to it is a round-trip echo,
+// never an override.
+const PreSharedKeyRedactedSentinel = "**********"
+
+// ConflictCheck is a value-aware comparison between a single requested field
+// and the corresponding MDM-enforced value.
+type ConflictCheck struct {
+	Key   string
+	Check func(*Policy) bool
+}
+
+// ConflictBool builds a ConflictCheck for a boolean MDM key.
+func ConflictBool(key string, p *bool) ConflictCheck {
+	return ConflictCheck{
+		Key: key,
+		Check: func(pol *Policy) bool {
+			if p == nil {
+				return true
+			}
+			want, ok := pol.GetBool(key)
+			return ok && want == *p
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// ConflictStringPtr builds a ConflictCheck for an optional string MDM key,
+// where an explicit empty value is still a request to change the setting. A
+// nil p means "field not set" (no override requested).
+func ConflictStringPtr(key string, p *string) ConflictCheck {
+	return ConflictCheck{
+		Key: key,
+		Check: func(pol *Policy) bool {
+			if p == nil {
+				return true
+			}
+			want, ok := pol.GetString(key)
+			return ok && want == *p
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// ConflictURL builds a ConflictCheck for a URL-typed MDM key; both sides are
+// normalized via CanonicalURL before comparison.
+func ConflictURL(key, got string) ConflictCheck {
+	return ConflictCheck{
+		Key: key,
+		Check: func(pol *Policy) bool {
+			if got == "" {
+				return true
+			}
+			want, ok := pol.GetString(key)
+			return ok && CanonicalURL(want) == CanonicalURL(got)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// ConflictInt64 builds a ConflictCheck for an integer MDM key.
+func ConflictInt64(key string, p *int64) ConflictCheck {
+	return ConflictCheck{
+		Key: key,
+		Check: func(pol *Policy) bool {
+			if p == nil {
+				return true
+			}
+			want, ok := pol.GetInt(key)
+			return ok && want == *p
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// ResolveConflicts returns the names of keys whose requested value diverges
+// from the policy-enforced value; keys the policy does not manage are skipped,
+// a managed key without a Check counts as a conflict.
+func ResolveConflicts(policy *Policy, checks []ConflictCheck) []string {
+	if policy.IsEmpty() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var conflicts []string
+	for _, c := range checks {
+		if !policy.HasKey(c.Key) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if c.Check == nil || !c.Check(policy) {
+			conflicts = append(conflicts, c.Key)
+		}
+	}
+	return conflicts
+}
+
+// CanonicalURL normalizes a service URL by appending the scheme default port
+// when none is present; unparseable input is returned unchanged.
+func CanonicalURL(s string) string {
+	u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return s
+	}
+	if u.Port() == "" {
+		switch u.Scheme {
+		case "https":
+			u.Host += ":443"
+		case "http":
+			u.Host += ":80"
+		}
+	}
+	return u.String()
+}

client/mdm/jsonloader.go

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package mdm
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+type jsonPolicyFetcher struct {
+	fetch func() string
+}
+
+// NewJSONLoader constructs a Loader whose policy source is a JSON-encoded
+// object string, as produced by the mobile native layers; a nil fetch
+// disables MDM enforcement.
+func NewJSONLoader(fetch func() string) *Loader {
+	if fetch == nil {
+		return NewLoader(nil)
+	}
+	return NewLoader(&jsonPolicyFetcher{fetch: fetch})
+}
+
+func (f *jsonPolicyFetcher) Fetch() map[string]any {
+	raw := f.fetch()
+	if raw == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var out map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &out); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("MDM mobile fetcher: invalid JSON payload from native: %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return out
+}

client/mdm/policy.go

@@ -119,16 +119,46 @@ func NewPolicy(values map[string]any) *Policy {
 	return &Policy{values: values}
 }
 
-// LoadPolicy reads the platform-native MDM configuration. Returns an
-// empty (but non-nil) Policy when no source is present, the source is
-// empty, or the platform is unsupported.
+// PolicyFetcher supplies the managed configuration to a Loader. Mobile
+// platforms (Android / iOS) implement it to push the OS-managed values
+// into the Go runtime. On every platform a non-nil fetcher takes
+// precedence over the native source, which is the test seam for the
+// registry / plist loaders; a nil fetcher leaves the native source in
+// charge, or disables MDM enforcement where there is none.
+type PolicyFetcher interface {
+	Fetch() map[string]any
+}
+
+// Loader is the DI-friendly entry point for reading the active MDM
+// policy. Construct one at the daemon's lifecycle owner (Server on
+// desktop, gomobile-exposed bridge on mobile) and pass it to anything
+// that needs to read MDM state (the reload ticker, profilemanager's
+// Config). Each callsite has the Loader handed in instead of looking
+// up package-level state.
+type Loader struct {
+	fetcher PolicyFetcher
+}
+
+// NewLoader constructs a Loader. A non-nil fetcher takes precedence over
+// the platform-native source; production desktop callers pass nil so the
+// registry / plist stays authoritative.
+func NewLoader(f PolicyFetcher) *Loader {
+	return &Loader{fetcher: f}
+}
+
+// Load reads the platform-native MDM configuration and returns a
+// Policy. Returns an empty (but non-nil) Policy when no source is
+// present, the source is empty, or the platform is unsupported.
 //
 // Diagnostic logging differentiates the three states:
 //   - source absent / unsupported platform: trace log only
 //   - source present, zero keys:             info "MDM enrolled (no managed keys)"
 //   - source present, N keys:                info "MDM enrolled with N managed keys: [...]"
-func LoadPolicy() *Policy {
-	values, err := loadPlatformPolicy()
+func (l *Loader) Load() *Policy {
+	if l == nil {
+		return &Policy{values: map[string]any{}}
+	}
+	values, err := l.loadPlatform()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Tracef("MDM policy load: %v", err)
 		return &Policy{values: map[string]any{}}
@@ -270,7 +300,7 @@ func (p *Policy) GetStringSlice(key string) ([]string, bool) {
 }
 
 // sortedKeys returns the keys of m as a deterministic, lexicographically
-// sorted slice. Used internally by Policy.ManagedKeys and LoadPolicy's
+// sorted slice. Used internally by Policy.ManagedKeys and Loader.Load's
 // diagnostic log line so callers see a stable key order across runs
 // regardless of Go's randomised map iteration.
 func sortedKeys(m map[string]any) []string {

client/mdm/policy_darwin.go

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import (
 // writable plist, as a defense against tampered installs.
 const policyPlistPath = "/Library/Managed Preferences/io.netbird.client.plist"
 
-// loadPlatformPolicy reads the MDM-managed configuration from the macOS
-// managed-preferences plist at policyPlistPath. Returns:
+// loadPlatform reads the MDM-managed configuration from the macOS
+// managed-preferences plist at policyPlistPath, unless a fetcher was
+// injected, in which case its values are returned instead. Returns:
 //   - (nil, nil)  when the plist is absent (device not MDM-enrolled for
 //     NetBird, or admin has not yet pushed a payload)
 //   - (map, nil)  with N entries when N managed values are present
@@ -39,13 +40,19 @@ const policyPlistPath = "/Library/Managed Preferences/io.netbird.client.plist"
 // skipped so a stray entry in the payload does not block startup.
 // Native plist value types map naturally onto the Policy accessor
 // expectations (GetString / GetBool / GetInt / GetStringSlice).
-func loadPlatformPolicy() (map[string]any, error) {
+func (l *Loader) loadPlatform() (map[string]any, error) {
+	// Honour the injected fetcher when present so tests (and any
+	// future non-macOS MDM channel) can short-circuit the plist read
+	// with a scripted policy.
+	if l != nil && l.fetcher != nil {
+		return l.fetcher.Fetch(), nil
+	}
 	f, err := os.Open(policyPlistPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
 			// Not enrolled for NetBird. Caller treats nil as
 			// "no MDM source present".
-			//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see LoadPolicy.
+			//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see Loader.Load.
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("open %s: %w", policyPlistPath, err)

client/mdm/policy_mobile.go

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 package mdm
 
-// loadPlatformPolicy is unused on mobile: the native layer (Swift on iOS,
-// Kotlin/Java on Android) reads the OS managed-config store and pushes the
-// resulting dictionary in-process via a gomobile entry point that lands in
-// Phase 5 / Phase 6. The stub keeps the package compilable for mobile
-// builds and returns (nil, nil) — the platform-absent sentinel that
-// LoadPolicy in policy.go treats as "no MDM source present".
-func loadPlatformPolicy() (map[string]any, error) {
-	//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see LoadPolicy.
-	return nil, nil
+// loadPlatform reads the OS-managed configuration via the native
+// PolicyFetcher injected at Loader construction. Returns
+// (nil, nil) — the platform-absent sentinel that Loader.Load treats as
+// "no MDM source present" — when no fetcher was provided.
+func (l *Loader) loadPlatform() (map[string]any, error) {
+	if l == nil || l.fetcher == nil {
+		//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see Loader.Load.
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return l.fetcher.Fetch(), nil
 }

client/mdm/policy_other.go

@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 
 package mdm
 
-// loadPlatformPolicy returns no policy on platforms without an MDM channel
-// (Linux, FreeBSD). MDM enforcement is off and the client behaves as if
-// the feature did not exist. Returns (nil, nil) — the platform-absent
-// sentinel the caller (LoadPolicy in policy.go) treats as "no MDM
-// source present"; an error here would just translate to the same
-// outcome with an extra log line.
-func loadPlatformPolicy() (map[string]any, error) {
-	//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see LoadPolicy.
+// loadPlatform reads the MDM policy on platforms without a native MDM
+// channel (Linux, FreeBSD). When no fetcher was injected the policy is
+// (nil, nil) — the platform-absent sentinel that Loader.Load treats as
+// "MDM enforcement disabled". A non-nil fetcher takes precedence: it
+// is the test-seam used by unit tests to inject a scripted policy
+// without touching the OS, and the same hook supports any future
+// non-mobile OS that grows an out-of-band MDM channel.
+func (l *Loader) loadPlatform() (map[string]any, error) {
+	if l != nil && l.fetcher != nil {
+		return l.fetcher.Fetch(), nil
+	}
+	//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see Loader.Load.
 	return nil, nil
 }

client/mdm/policy_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package mdm
 
 import (
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -155,10 +156,15 @@ func TestPolicy_GetStringSlice(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestLoadPolicy_PlatformStubReturnsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
-	// loadPlatformPolicy is a stub on every OS for Phase 1. LoadPolicy must
-	// degrade gracefully and never return nil.
-	p := LoadPolicy()
+func TestLoader_NilFetcherReturnsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	// Loader.Load with no fetcher (desktop construction) must degrade
+	// gracefully and never return nil; on linux loadPlatform is a stub
+	// returning (nil, nil), and Load is expected to translate that
+	// into a non-nil empty Policy.
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" || runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		t.Skip("a nil fetcher reads the OS-managed policy on this platform")
+	}
+	p := NewLoader(nil).Load()
 	require.NotNil(t, p)
 	assert.True(t, p.IsEmpty())
 	assert.Empty(t, p.ManagedKeys())

client/mdm/policy_windows.go

@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ func readRegistryValue(k registry.Key, name, canonical string, out map[string]an
 	}
 }
 
-// loadPlatformPolicy reads the MDM-managed configuration from the
-// Windows registry under HKLM\Software\Policies\NetBird. Returns:
+// loadPlatform reads the MDM-managed configuration from the Windows
+// registry under HKLM\Software\Policies\NetBird, unless a fetcher was
+// injected, in which case its values are returned instead. Returns:
 //   - (nil, nil)  when the key is absent (device not MDM-enrolled for NetBird)
 //   - (map, nil)  with N entries when N managed values are set (N may be 0)
 //   - (nil, err)  on open / enumerate registry errors
@@ -70,12 +71,18 @@ func readRegistryValue(k registry.Key, name, canonical string, out map[string]an
 // Per-value type coercion + skip-on-error is delegated to
 // readRegistryValue. Unknown value names are logged and skipped so a
 // malformed deployment does not block startup.
-func loadPlatformPolicy() (map[string]any, error) {
+func (l *Loader) loadPlatform() (map[string]any, error) {
+	// Honour the injected fetcher when present so tests (and any
+	// future non-Windows MDM channel) can short-circuit the registry
+	// read with a scripted policy.
+	if l != nil && l.fetcher != nil {
+		return l.fetcher.Fetch(), nil
+	}
 	k, err := registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, policyRegistryPath, registry.QUERY_VALUE)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, registry.ErrNotExist) {
 			// Not enrolled. Caller treats nil as "no MDM source present".
-			//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see LoadPolicy.
+			//nolint:nilnil // (nil, nil) is the documented platform-absent sentinel; see Loader.Load.
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("open %s: %w", policyRegistryPath, err)

client/mdm/restrictions.go

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package mdm
+
+import "encoding/json"
+
+// Fields carries the per-key MDM enforcement state for a UI: value-typed
+// fields hold the enforced value (nil pointer = not managed), boolean
+// fields report that the key is managed.
+type Fields struct {
+	ManagementURL            string `json:"managementURL"`
+	PreSharedKey             bool   `json:"preSharedKey"`
+	WireguardPort            bool   `json:"wireguardPort"`
+	RosenpassEnabled         bool   `json:"rosenpassEnabled"`
+	RosenpassPermissive      bool   `json:"rosenpassPermissive"`
+	DisableClientRoutes      bool   `json:"disableClientRoutes"`
+	DisableServerRoutes      bool   `json:"disableServerRoutes"`
+	AllowServerSSH           *bool  `json:"allowServerSSH"`
+	DisableAutoConnect       bool   `json:"disableAutoConnect"`
+	DisableAutostart         bool   `json:"disableAutostart"`
+	BlockInbound             bool   `json:"blockInbound"`
+	DisableMetricsCollection bool   `json:"disableMetricsCollection"`
+	SplitTunnelMode          bool   `json:"splitTunnelMode"`
+	SplitTunnelApps          bool   `json:"splitTunnelApps"`
+	DisableAdvancedView      *bool  `json:"disableAdvancedView"`
+}
+
+// Features carries the feature gates a UI must honor.
+type Features struct {
+	DisableProfiles       bool `json:"disableProfiles"`
+	DisableNetworks       bool `json:"disableNetworks"`
+	DisableUpdateSettings bool `json:"disableUpdateSettings"`
+}
+
+// Restrictions is the UI-facing enforcement snapshot; the JSON shape is
+// shared by the desktop frontend and the mobile bridges.
+type Restrictions struct {
+	MDM      Fields   `json:"mdm"`
+	Features Features `json:"features"`
+}
+
+// BuildRestrictions derives the UI enforcement snapshot from the active
+// policy.
+func BuildRestrictions(policy *Policy) Restrictions {
+	var r Restrictions
+	if policy.IsEmpty() {
+		return r
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := policy.GetString(KeyManagementURL); ok {
+		r.MDM.ManagementURL = CanonicalURL(v)
+	}
+	r.MDM.PreSharedKey = policy.HasKey(KeyPreSharedKey)
+	r.MDM.WireguardPort = policy.HasKey(KeyWireguardPort)
+	r.MDM.RosenpassEnabled = policy.HasKey(KeyRosenpassEnabled)
+	r.MDM.RosenpassPermissive = policy.HasKey(KeyRosenpassPermissive)
+	r.MDM.DisableClientRoutes = policy.HasKey(KeyDisableClientRoutes)
+	r.MDM.DisableServerRoutes = policy.HasKey(KeyDisableServerRoutes)
+	r.MDM.DisableAutoConnect = policy.HasKey(KeyDisableAutoConnect)
+	r.MDM.DisableAutostart = policy.HasKey(KeyDisableAutostart)
+	r.MDM.BlockInbound = policy.HasKey(KeyBlockInbound)
+	r.MDM.DisableMetricsCollection = policy.HasKey(KeyDisableMetricsCollection)
+	r.MDM.SplitTunnelMode = policy.HasKey(KeySplitTunnelMode)
+	r.MDM.SplitTunnelApps = policy.HasKey(KeySplitTunnelApps)
+	if v, ok := policy.GetBool(KeyAllowServerSSH); ok {
+		r.MDM.AllowServerSSH = &v
+	}
+	if v, ok := policy.GetBool(KeyDisableAdvancedView); ok {
+		r.MDM.DisableAdvancedView = &v
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := policy.GetBool(KeyDisableProfiles); ok {
+		r.Features.DisableProfiles = v
+	}
+	if v, ok := policy.GetBool(KeyDisableNetworks); ok {
+		r.Features.DisableNetworks = v
+	}
+	if v, ok := policy.GetBool(KeyDisableUpdateSettings); ok {
+		r.Features.DisableUpdateSettings = v
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+// JSON renders the snapshot in the shared UI JSON shape.
+func (r Restrictions) JSON() (string, error) {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(b), nil
+}

client/mdm/ticker.go

@@ -15,33 +15,33 @@ import (
 // instead, hence anticipating the ticker mechanism entirely.
 const DefaultReloadInterval = 1 * time.Minute
 
-// policyLoader is the indirection through which the ticker reads the
-// OS-native policy, both for the initial observation and on every tick.
-// Production points it at LoadPolicy; tests in this package override it to
-// feed a scripted sequence of policies without touching the real OS store.
-var policyLoader = LoadPolicy
-
-// Ticker periodically re-reads the OS-native MDM policy via LoadPolicy and
-// invokes the onChange callback (supplied to Run) whenever the observed
-// Policy diverges from the last observation (added / removed / changed
-// keys). Launch with Run from a goroutine; cancel the supplied context
-// to stop.
+// Ticker periodically re-reads the OS-native MDM policy via the
+// injected Loader and invokes the onChange callback (supplied to Run)
+// whenever the observed Policy diverges from the last observation
+// (added / removed / changed keys). Launch with Run from a goroutine;
+// cancel the supplied context to stop.
 type Ticker struct {
 	interval time.Duration
+	loader   *Loader
 	prev     *Policy
 }
 
 // NewTicker constructs a Ticker that will re-read the OS-native policy
-// every reloadInterval once Run is called.
-// The initial snapshot is populated by calling policyLoader at
+// every reloadInterval once Run is called. The Loader is injected so
+// the ticker doesn't depend on any package-level state — production
+// passes the daemon-owned Loader, tests pass a fake Loader (built with
+// a fake PolicyFetcher).
+//
+// The initial snapshot is populated by calling loader.Load() at
 // construction time so the first tick only fires
 // onChange when the policy actually changed since boot — without
 // this baseline the first tick would report every currently-managed
 // key as "added" and trigger a spurious engine restart.
-func NewTicker(reloadInterval time.Duration) *Ticker {
+func NewTicker(reloadInterval time.Duration, loader *Loader) *Ticker {
 	return &Ticker{
 		interval: reloadInterval,
-		prev:     policyLoader(),
+		loader:   loader,
+		prev:     loader.Load(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -58,13 +58,10 @@ func (t *Ticker) Run(ctx context.Context, onChange func(prev, curr *Policy) erro
 			log.Info("MDM policy reload ticker stopped")
 			return
 		case <-tk.C:
-			curr := policyLoader()
-			if policiesEqual(t.prev, curr) {
+			curr := t.loader.Load()
+			if !policyChanged(t.prev, curr) {
 				continue
 			}
-			added, removed, changed := diffPolicies(t.prev, curr)
-			log.Infof("MDM policy changed: added=%v removed=%v changed=%v",
-				added, removed, changed)
 			prev := t.prev
 			if err := onChange(prev, curr); err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("MDM policy change handler failed (retrying in 1 minute): %v", err)
@@ -127,3 +124,12 @@ func mapOf(p *Policy) map[string]any {
 	}
 	return out
 }
+
+func policyChanged(prev, curr *Policy) bool {
+	if policiesEqual(prev, curr) {
+		return false
+	}
+	added, removed, changed := diffPolicies(prev, curr)
+	log.Infof("MDM policy changed: added=%v removed=%v changed=%v", added, removed, changed)
+	return true
+}

client/mdm/ticker_test.go

@@ -13,28 +13,40 @@ import (
 // testReloadInterval for speeding up the ticker cadence under `go test`
 const testReloadInterval = 1 * time.Second
 
-// withPolicyLoader overrides the package-level policyLoader for the duration
-// of the test so the ticker observes a scripted policy instead of the real
-// OS-native store. The original loader is restored on cleanup.
-func withPolicyLoader(t *testing.T, fn func() *Policy) {
-	t.Helper()
-	prev := policyLoader
-	policyLoader = fn
-	t.Cleanup(func() { policyLoader = prev })
+// fakePolicyFetcher implements PolicyFetcher returning a scripted
+// policy map. Goroutine-safe so the test can mutate the script while
+// the ticker is observing it.
+type fakePolicyFetcher struct {
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	values map[string]any
+}
+
+func (f *fakePolicyFetcher) Fetch() map[string]any {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	if f.values == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := make(map[string]any, len(f.values))
+	for k, v := range f.values {
+		out[k] = v
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func (f *fakePolicyFetcher) set(values map[string]any) {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	f.values = values
 }
 
 func TestTicker_FiresOnChangeWithDelta(t *testing.T) {
-	var mu sync.Mutex
-	current := NewPolicy(nil) // initial observation: empty (no enforcement)
-	withPolicyLoader(t, func() *Policy {
-		mu.Lock()
-		defer mu.Unlock()
-		return current
-	})
+	fetcher := &fakePolicyFetcher{} // initial observation: empty (no enforcement)
+	loader := NewLoader(fetcher)
 
 	type change struct{ prev, curr *Policy }
 	changes := make(chan change, 1)
-	tk := NewTicker(testReloadInterval)
+	tk := NewTicker(testReloadInterval, loader)
 	require.Equal(t, testReloadInterval, tk.interval)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -49,15 +61,13 @@ func TestTicker_FiresOnChangeWithDelta(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		close(done)
 	}()
-	// Stop Run and wait for it to exit before returning, so the policyLoader
-	// restore in t.Cleanup can't race the ticker goroutine still reading it.
+	// Stop Run and wait for it to exit before returning, so the test
+	// goroutine doesn't race the still-running ticker.
 	defer func() { cancel(); <-done }()
 
-	// Flip the OS-observed policy from empty to one managed key. The next
-	// tick must detect the diff and invoke onChange.
-	mu.Lock()
-	current = NewPolicy(map[string]any{KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443"})
-	mu.Unlock()
+	// Flip the OS-observed policy from empty to one managed key. The
+	// next tick must detect the diff and invoke onChange.
+	fetcher.set(map[string]any{KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443"})
 
 	select {
 	case c := <-changes:
@@ -69,12 +79,11 @@ func TestTicker_FiresOnChangeWithDelta(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTicker_NoCallbackWhenPolicyUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
-	withPolicyLoader(t, func() *Policy {
-		return NewPolicy(map[string]any{KeyBlockInbound: true})
-	})
+	fetcher := &fakePolicyFetcher{values: map[string]any{KeyBlockInbound: true}}
+	loader := NewLoader(fetcher)
 
 	fired := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-	tk := NewTicker(testReloadInterval)
+	tk := NewTicker(testReloadInterval, loader)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	done := make(chan struct{})
@@ -90,8 +99,8 @@ func TestTicker_NoCallbackWhenPolicyUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 	defer func() { cancel(); <-done }()
 
-	// Over ~2 ticks at the 1s test cadence the policy never changes, so the
-	// diff guard must suppress the callback entirely.
+	// Over ~2 ticks at the 1s test cadence the policy never changes,
+	// so the diff guard must suppress the callback entirely.
 	select {
 	case <-fired:
 		t.Fatal("onChange fired despite an unchanged policy")

client/mobile/profile_manager.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package mobile
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -22,6 +24,9 @@ const (
 	profilesSubdir = "profiles"
 )
 
+// ErrProfilesDisabled marks a profile mutation rejected by MDM policy.
+var ErrProfilesDisabled = errors.New("profile management is disabled by MDM policy")
+
 /*
 
 <configDir>/                                    ← app-writable config root
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ type ProfileManager struct {
 	configDir  string
 	username   string
 	serviceMgr *profilemanager.ServiceManager
+	mdmLoader  *mdm.Loader
 }
 
 // NewProfileManager creates a profile manager rooted at configDir, the
@@ -127,6 +133,9 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveProfile() (*Profile, error) {
 // SwitchProfile records the given profile ID as the active profile. The caller
 // must stop the VPN tunnel before switching.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) SwitchProfile(id string) error {
+	if err := pm.checkProfilesAllowed(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := pm.serviceMgr.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
 		ID:       profilemanager.ID(id),
 		Username: pm.username,
@@ -141,6 +150,9 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) SwitchProfile(id string) error {
 // AddProfile creates a new profile with the given display name and a
 // generated ID. It returns the created profile so the caller learns the ID.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) AddProfile(displayName string) (*Profile, error) {
+	if err := pm.checkProfilesAllowed(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	profile, err := pm.serviceMgr.AddProfile(displayName, pm.username)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("add profile: %w", err)
@@ -153,6 +165,9 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) AddProfile(displayName string) (*Profile, error) {
 // RenameProfile changes the display name of the profile identified by id. The
 // on-disk filename (the ID) is left unchanged.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) RenameProfile(id string, newName string) error {
+	if err := pm.checkProfilesAllowed(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := pm.serviceMgr.RenameProfile(profilemanager.ID(id), pm.username, newName); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("rename profile: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -165,6 +180,9 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) RenameProfile(id string, newName string) error {
 // private key and SSH key from the config, forcing a re-login. The management
 // URL and other settings are preserved.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) LogoutProfile(id string) error {
+	if err := pm.checkProfileLogoutAllowed(id); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	configPath, err := pm.getProfileConfigPath(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -199,6 +217,9 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) LogoutProfile(id string) error {
 // RemoveProfile deletes a profile. The default profile and the active profile
 // cannot be removed.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) RemoveProfile(id string) error {
+	if err := pm.checkProfilesAllowed(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	configPath, err := pm.getProfileConfigPath(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -270,6 +291,27 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveStateFilePath() (string, error) {
 	return pm.GetStateFilePath(activeProfile.ID)
 }
 
+// SetMDMLoader registers the MDM policy source consulted before profile
+// mutations; a nil loader disables enforcement.
+func (pm *ProfileManager) SetMDMLoader(loader *mdm.Loader) {
+	pm.mdmLoader = loader
+}
+
+func (pm *ProfileManager) checkProfilesAllowed() error {
+	if v, ok := pm.mdmLoader.Load().GetBool(mdm.KeyDisableProfiles); ok && v {
+		return ErrProfilesDisabled
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (pm *ProfileManager) checkProfileLogoutAllowed(id string) error {
+	active, err := pm.serviceMgr.GetActiveProfileState()
+	if err == nil && active.ID.String() == id {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return pm.checkProfilesAllowed()
+}
+
 // profileEmail returns the account email recorded for a profile. Display-only,
 // so an unresolvable path degrades to "" rather than an error.
 func (pm *ProfileManager) profileEmail(id string) string {

client/mobile/profile_manager_mdm_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package mobile
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
+)
+
+type fakeFetcher struct{ values map[string]any }
+
+func (f *fakeFetcher) Fetch() map[string]any { return f.values }
+
+func newTestProfileManager(t *testing.T) *ProfileManager {
+	t.Helper()
+	origDir := profilemanager.DefaultConfigPathDir
+	origPath := profilemanager.DefaultConfigPath
+	origActive := profilemanager.ActiveProfileStatePath
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		profilemanager.DefaultConfigPathDir = origDir
+		profilemanager.DefaultConfigPath = origPath
+		profilemanager.ActiveProfileStatePath = origActive
+	})
+
+	configDir := t.TempDir()
+	pm := NewProfileManager(configDir, "mobile")
+	_, err := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
+		ConfigPath: filepath.Join(configDir, defaultConfigFilename),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return pm
+}
+
+func privateKeyOf(t *testing.T, pm *ProfileManager, id string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	path, err := pm.getProfileConfigPath(id)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	var cfg struct{ PrivateKey string }
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(raw, &cfg))
+	return cfg.PrivateKey
+}
+
+func TestLogoutProfile_DisableProfiles(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := newTestProfileManager(t)
+	other, err := pm.AddProfile("work")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, pm.SwitchProfile(profilemanager.DefaultProfileName))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, privateKeyOf(t, pm, profilemanager.DefaultProfileName))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, privateKeyOf(t, pm, other.ID))
+
+	pm.SetMDMLoader(mdm.NewLoader(&fakeFetcher{values: map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyDisableProfiles: true,
+	}}))
+
+	err = pm.LogoutProfile(other.ID)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrProfilesDisabled)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, privateKeyOf(t, pm, other.ID))
+
+	require.NoError(t, pm.LogoutProfile(profilemanager.DefaultProfileName))
+	assert.Empty(t, privateKeyOf(t, pm, profilemanager.DefaultProfileName))
+}
+
+func TestLogoutProfile_ProfilesAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	pm := newTestProfileManager(t)
+	other, err := pm.AddProfile("work")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, pm.SwitchProfile(profilemanager.DefaultProfileName))
+
+	pm.SetMDMLoader(mdm.NewLoader(&fakeFetcher{values: map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyDisableProfiles: false,
+	}}))
+
+	require.NoError(t, pm.LogoutProfile(other.ID))
+	assert.Empty(t, privateKeyOf(t, pm, other.ID))
+}

client/server/mdm.go

@@ -14,28 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 )
 
-// preSharedKeyRedactedSentinel is the value GetConfig returns in place
-// of an actual PSK, so a UI that round-trips the field back to the
-// daemon (via SetConfig / Login) can be distinguished from a deliberate
-// override. Any incoming PSK that equals this sentinel is treated as
-// a no-op echo, never as a conflict with the policy.
-const preSharedKeyRedactedSentinel = "**********"
-
-// loadMDMPolicy is the indirection used by server handlers to read the
-// active MDM policy. Tests override this to inject a fake policy.
-var loadMDMPolicy = mdm.LoadPolicy
-
-// conflictCheck is a value-aware comparison between a single field in
-// the incoming request and the corresponding MDM-enforced value. It
-// runs only when the field was actually set in the request (presence
-// already filtered upstream); ok=true reports the policy value, ok=false
-// means the policy is silent on the key — both are treated as conflicts
-// to be safe (an MDM key declared as managed must hold a value).
-type conflictCheck struct {
-	key   string
-	check func(*mdm.Policy) (match bool)
-}
-
 // onMDMPolicyChange is invoked by the MDM reload ticker every time the
 // OS-native managed-config store reports a diff vs the last observation.
 //
@@ -168,6 +146,7 @@ func (s *Server) restartEngineForMDMLocked() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 // conflictBool builds a conflictCheck for a boolean MDM key. If p is nil
 // the field is treated as matching (no override requested); otherwise the
 // check returns true only when the policy contains the key and its
@@ -283,6 +262,8 @@ func resolveConflicts(policy *mdm.Policy, checks []conflictCheck) []string {
 	return conflicts
 }
 
+=======
+>>>>>>> origin/main
 // mdmManagedFieldConflicts returns the names of MDM-managed keys whose
 // requested value in the SetConfigRequest differs from the MDM-enforced
 // value. A field set to the same value the policy already enforces is
@@ -296,27 +277,25 @@ func mdmManagedFieldConflicts(msg *proto.SetConfigRequest, policy *mdm.Policy) [
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// PSK round-trip echo: collapse the sentinel to empty so the
-	// shared check treats it as "field not set".
-	pskGot := ""
-	if msg.OptionalPreSharedKey != nil && *msg.OptionalPreSharedKey != preSharedKeyRedactedSentinel {
-		pskGot = *msg.OptionalPreSharedKey
+	pskGot := msg.OptionalPreSharedKey
+	if pskGot != nil && *pskGot == mdm.PreSharedKeyRedactedSentinel {
+		pskGot = nil
 	}
 
-	return resolveConflicts(policy, []conflictCheck{
-		conflictURL(mdm.KeyManagementURL, msg.ManagementUrl),
-		conflictString(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey, pskGot),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled, msg.RosenpassEnabled),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive, msg.RosenpassPermissive),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableAutoConnect, msg.DisableAutoConnect),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyAllowServerSSH, msg.ServerSSHAllowed),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed, msg.RemoteJobsAllowed),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes, msg.DisableClientRoutes),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableServerRoutes, msg.DisableServerRoutes),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyBlockInbound, msg.BlockInbound),
-		conflictInt64(mdm.KeyWireguardPort, msg.WireguardPort),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics, msg.EnableLocalMetrics),
-		conflictStringPtr(mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress, msg.LocalMetricsAddress),
+	return mdm.ResolveConflicts(policy, []mdm.ConflictCheck{
+		mdm.ConflictURL(mdm.KeyManagementURL, msg.ManagementUrl),
+		mdm.ConflictStringPtr(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey, pskGot),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled, msg.RosenpassEnabled),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive, msg.RosenpassPermissive),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableAutoConnect, msg.DisableAutoConnect),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyAllowServerSSH, msg.ServerSSHAllowed),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed, msg.RemoteJobsAllowed),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes, msg.DisableClientRoutes),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableServerRoutes, msg.DisableServerRoutes),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyBlockInbound, msg.BlockInbound),
+		mdm.ConflictInt64(mdm.KeyWireguardPort, msg.WireguardPort),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics, msg.EnableLocalMetrics),
+		mdm.ConflictStringPtr(mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress, msg.LocalMetricsAddress),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -333,34 +312,28 @@ func loginRequestMDMConflicts(msg *proto.LoginRequest, policy *mdm.Policy) []str
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Collapse the two PSK fields + the redaction sentinel down to a
-	// single "got" string the shared check can compare against the
-	// policy: OptionalPreSharedKey wins if set; PreSharedKey (deprecated)
-	// is the fallback; sentinel echo is treated as "field not set".
-	pskGot := ""
-	if msg.OptionalPreSharedKey != nil {
-		pskGot = *msg.OptionalPreSharedKey
-	} else if msg.PreSharedKey != "" { //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: legacy proto field still accepted by Login
-		pskGot = msg.PreSharedKey //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019
+	pskGot := msg.OptionalPreSharedKey
+	if pskGot == nil && msg.PreSharedKey != "" { //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: legacy proto field still accepted by Login
+		pskGot = &msg.PreSharedKey //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019
 	}
-	if pskGot == preSharedKeyRedactedSentinel {
-		pskGot = ""
+	if pskGot != nil && *pskGot == mdm.PreSharedKeyRedactedSentinel {
+		pskGot = nil
 	}
 
-	return resolveConflicts(policy, []conflictCheck{
-		conflictURL(mdm.KeyManagementURL, msg.ManagementUrl),
-		conflictString(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey, pskGot),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled, msg.RosenpassEnabled),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive, msg.RosenpassPermissive),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableAutoConnect, msg.DisableAutoConnect),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyAllowServerSSH, msg.ServerSSHAllowed),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed, msg.RemoteJobsAllowed),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes, msg.DisableClientRoutes),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableServerRoutes, msg.DisableServerRoutes),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyBlockInbound, msg.BlockInbound),
-		conflictInt64(mdm.KeyWireguardPort, msg.WireguardPort),
-		conflictBool(mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics, msg.EnableLocalMetrics),
-		conflictStringPtr(mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress, msg.LocalMetricsAddress),
+	return mdm.ResolveConflicts(policy, []mdm.ConflictCheck{
+		mdm.ConflictURL(mdm.KeyManagementURL, msg.ManagementUrl),
+		mdm.ConflictStringPtr(mdm.KeyPreSharedKey, pskGot),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled, msg.RosenpassEnabled),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRosenpassPermissive, msg.RosenpassPermissive),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableAutoConnect, msg.DisableAutoConnect),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyAllowServerSSH, msg.ServerSSHAllowed),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyRemoteJobsAllowed, msg.RemoteJobsAllowed),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableClientRoutes, msg.DisableClientRoutes),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyDisableServerRoutes, msg.DisableServerRoutes),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyBlockInbound, msg.BlockInbound),
+		mdm.ConflictInt64(mdm.KeyWireguardPort, msg.WireguardPort),
+		mdm.ConflictBool(mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics, msg.EnableLocalMetrics),
+		mdm.ConflictStringPtr(mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress, msg.LocalMetricsAddress),
 	})
 }
 

client/server/server.go

@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@ type Server struct {
 	// stopped by the rootCtx cancellation.
 	mdmTicker *mdm.Ticker
 
+	// mdmLoader is the daemon-owned source of the active MDM policy.
+	// Constructed once during Server.Start (with a nil PolicyFetcher on
+	// desktop — the build-tagged Loader.loadPlatform reads the OS
+	// registry / plist directly) and injected into every consumer:
+	// mdmTicker for its periodic reload, the SetConfig / Login MDM
+	// gates for conflict detection, and every Config produced via
+	// getConfig() so its apply() picks up the same overlay.
+	mdmLoader *mdm.Loader
+
 	updateManager *updater.Manager
 
 	jwtCache *jwtCache
@@ -251,8 +260,14 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 	// Runs re-resolves Config (re-running profilemanager.Config.apply which
 	// applies the freshly-read MDM policy as the last layer) and brings
 	// the engine back with the new values.
+	if s.mdmLoader == nil {
+		// Desktop builds pass a nil PolicyFetcher: the Loader's
+		// build-tagged loadPlatform reads the OS source directly
+		// (registry on Windows, plist on macOS, no-op elsewhere).
+		s.mdmLoader = mdm.NewLoader(nil)
+	}
 	if s.mdmTicker == nil {
-		s.mdmTicker = mdm.NewTicker(mdm.DefaultReloadInterval)
+		s.mdmTicker = mdm.NewTicker(mdm.DefaultReloadInterval, s.mdmLoader)
 		go s.mdmTicker.Run(s.rootCtx, s.onMDMPolicyChange)
 	}
 
@@ -509,7 +524,7 @@ func (s *Server) SetConfig(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.SetConfigReques
 	// by the active MDM policy. The error carries an MDMManagedFields-
 	// Violation detail listing the offending key names. Non-conflicting
 	// fields in the same request are not applied either.
-	policy := loadMDMPolicy()
+	policy := s.mdmLoader.Load()
 	if err := rejectMDMManagedFieldConflicts(mdmManagedFieldConflicts(msg, policy)); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -654,6 +669,7 @@ func (s *Server) Login(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.LoginRequest) (*pro
 	// command `netbird up --management-url=X` (which falls through to
 	// Login when SetConfig is rejected — see cmd/up.go) would silently
 	// bypass `--disable-update-settings` and any MDM policy.
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	//
 	// The update-settings gate is value-aware, as in SetConfig: it looks at
 	// what a login would actually persist (loginOverridesInput) and refuses
@@ -663,6 +679,16 @@ func (s *Server) Login(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.LoginRequest) (*pro
 	// NB_MANAGEMENT_URL, working with the kill switch on.
 	if s.checkUpdateSettingsDisabled() && configChangeRequested(stored, loginOverridesInput(msg)) {
 		return nil, gstatus.Errorf(codes.FailedPrecondition, errUpdateSettingsDisabled)
+=======
+	if loginRequestHasConfigOverrides(msg) {
+		if s.checkUpdateSettingsDisabled() {
+			return nil, gstatus.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, errUpdateSettingsDisabled)
+		}
+		policy := s.mdmLoader.Load()
+		if err := rejectMDMManagedFieldConflicts(loginRequestMDMConflicts(msg, policy)); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+>>>>>>> origin/main
 	}
 
 	policy := loadMDMPolicy()
@@ -1507,6 +1533,7 @@ func (s *Server) getConfig(activeProf *profilemanager.ActiveProfileState) (*prof
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get config: %w", err)
 	}
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 	// This is the daemon's provisioning point: the config resolved here is the
 	// one the peer runs with, so it needs the keys that identify it, and those
 	// have to reach disk — a key that stays in memory would come back different
@@ -1522,6 +1549,13 @@ func (s *Server) getConfig(activeProf *profilemanager.ActiveProfileState) (*prof
 			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("write out profile config: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
+=======
+	// Apply the daemon-owned MDM policy on top of the just-resolved
+	// Config. profilemanager's apply() initialises the policy to
+	// empty — the Loader lives outside Config, so this overlay step
+	// is driven externally here.
+	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(s.mdmLoader.Load())
+>>>>>>> origin/main
 
 	return config, configExisted, nil
 }
@@ -1579,6 +1613,9 @@ func (s *Server) logoutFromProfile(ctx context.Context, profile *profilemanager.
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("profile '%s' not found", profile.ID)
 	}
+	// Honour any MDM-enforced ManagementURL when issuing the logout
+	// RPC: the user-stored value may have been overridden by policy.
+	config.ApplyMDMPolicy(s.mdmLoader.Load())
 
 	return s.sendLogoutRequestWithConfig(ctx, config)
 }
@@ -2226,6 +2263,11 @@ func (s *Server) GetConfig(ctx context.Context, req *proto.GetConfigRequest) (*p
 		log.Errorf("failed to get active profile config: %v", err)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile config: %w", err)
 	}
+	// Overlay the active MDM policy so the response's MDMManagedFields
+	// list reflects what the GUI / CLI must render as read-only.
+	// profilemanager.GetConfig itself returns a Config without the
+	// overlay (Loader lives outside profilemanager).
+	cfg.ApplyMDMPolicy(s.mdmLoader.Load())
 	managementURL := cfg.ManagementURL
 	adminURL := cfg.AdminURL
 

client/server/setconfig_mdm_test.go

@@ -16,14 +16,40 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 )
 
-// withMDMPolicy temporarily overrides the server-package loadMDMPolicy hook
-// so SetConfig observes the supplied Policy. Restores the original loader
-// at test cleanup.
-func withMDMPolicy(t *testing.T, policy *mdm.Policy) {
+// fakeMDMFetcher implements mdm.PolicyFetcher returning a pre-set
+// policy map. Tests build one per Server instance to inject a
+// scripted MDM overlay via a Loader rather than via package-level state.
+type fakeMDMFetcher struct{ values map[string]any }
+
+func (f *fakeMDMFetcher) Fetch() map[string]any { return f.values }
+
+// withMDMPolicy installs an mdm.Loader on the given Server whose
+// loadPlatform returns the supplied Policy's underlying values. Use
+// after setupServerWithProfile to inject the scripted policy the
+// SetConfig / Login MDM gates will observe.
+func withMDMPolicy(t *testing.T, s *Server, policy *mdm.Policy) {
 	t.Helper()
-	prev := loadMDMPolicy
-	loadMDMPolicy = func() *mdm.Policy { return policy }
-	t.Cleanup(func() { loadMDMPolicy = prev })
+	values := map[string]any{}
+	if policy != nil {
+		for _, k := range policy.ManagedKeys() {
+			if v, ok := policy.GetString(k); ok {
+				values[k] = v
+				continue
+			}
+			if v, ok := policy.GetInt(k); ok {
+				values[k] = v
+				continue
+			}
+			if v, ok := policy.GetBool(k); ok {
+				values[k] = v
+				continue
+			}
+			if v, ok := policy.GetStringSlice(k); ok {
+				values[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	s.mdmLoader = mdm.NewLoader(&fakeMDMFetcher{values: values})
 }
 
 // setupServerWithProfile mirrors the boilerplate of TestSetConfig_AllFieldsSaved:
@@ -93,12 +119,11 @@ func extractViolation(t *testing.T, err error) *proto.MDMManagedFieldsViolation
 }
 
 func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_SingleField(t *testing.T) {
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443",
 	}))
 
-	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-
 	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:   profName,
 		Username:      username,
@@ -110,14 +135,13 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_SingleField(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_MultipleFields(t *testing.T) {
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL:    "https://mdm.example.com:443",
 		mdm.KeyBlockInbound:     true,
 		mdm.KeyRosenpassEnabled: true,
 	}))
 
-	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-
 	blockInbound := false
 	rosenpassEnabled := false
 	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
@@ -137,13 +161,12 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_MultipleFields(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_LocalMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyEnableLocalMetrics:  true,
 		mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress: "127.0.0.1:9191",
 	}))
 
-	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-
 	enabled := false
 	addr := "0.0.0.0:9999"
 	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
@@ -164,12 +187,11 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_LocalMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 // (the manager falls back to the default), so presence must be honored
 // rather than collapsed to "field not set".
 func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_LocalMetricsEmptyAddress(t *testing.T) {
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress: "127.0.0.1:9999",
 	}))
 
-	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-
 	addr := ""
 	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:         profName,
@@ -181,17 +203,80 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_LocalMetricsEmptyAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{mdm.KeyLocalMetricsAddress}, v.GetFields())
 }
 
+func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_EmptyPreSharedKey(t *testing.T) {
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyPreSharedKey: "mdm-enforced-psk",
+	}))
+
+	psk := ""
+	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
+		ProfileName:          profName,
+		Username:             username,
+		OptionalPreSharedKey: &psk,
+	})
+
+	v := extractViolation(t, err)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{mdm.KeyPreSharedKey}, v.GetFields())
+}
+
+func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_PreSharedKeySentinelEcho(t *testing.T) {
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyPreSharedKey: "mdm-enforced-psk",
+	}))
+
+	psk := mdm.PreSharedKeyRedactedSentinel
+	resp, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
+		ProfileName:          profName,
+		Username:             username,
+		OptionalPreSharedKey: &psk,
+	})
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, resp)
+}
+
+func TestLoginRequestMDMConflicts_PreSharedKey(t *testing.T) {
+	policy := mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+		mdm.KeyPreSharedKey: "mdm-enforced-psk",
+	})
+	empty := ""
+	sentinel := mdm.PreSharedKeyRedactedSentinel
+	same := "mdm-enforced-psk"
+	other := "user-psk"
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		msg  *proto.LoginRequest
+		want []string
+	}{
+		{name: "unset", msg: &proto.LoginRequest{}, want: nil},
+		{name: "optional empty", msg: &proto.LoginRequest{OptionalPreSharedKey: &empty}, want: []string{mdm.KeyPreSharedKey}},
+		{name: "optional sentinel echo", msg: &proto.LoginRequest{OptionalPreSharedKey: &sentinel}, want: nil},
+		{name: "optional same value", msg: &proto.LoginRequest{OptionalPreSharedKey: &same}, want: nil},
+		{name: "optional divergent", msg: &proto.LoginRequest{OptionalPreSharedKey: &other}, want: []string{mdm.KeyPreSharedKey}},
+		{name: "legacy empty is unset", msg: &proto.LoginRequest{PreSharedKey: ""}, want: nil},                         //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: legacy proto field still accepted by Login
+		{name: "legacy sentinel echo", msg: &proto.LoginRequest{PreSharedKey: sentinel}, want: nil},                    //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: legacy proto field still accepted by Login
+		{name: "legacy divergent", msg: &proto.LoginRequest{PreSharedKey: other}, want: []string{mdm.KeyPreSharedKey}}, //nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: legacy proto field still accepted by Login
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, loginRequestMDMConflicts(tc.msg, policy))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_AllOrNothing(t *testing.T) {
 	// MDM enforces ManagementURL only; user request touches both the
 	// enforced field AND a non-enforced field (RosenpassEnabled).
 	// The whole request must be rejected — non-conflicting fields are not
 	// applied either.
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	s, ctx, profName, username, cfgPath := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443",
 	}))
 
-	s, ctx, profName, username, cfgPath := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-
 	rosenpassEnabled := true
 	_, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:      profName,
@@ -213,12 +298,11 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMReject_AllOrNothing(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_NonManagedFields(t *testing.T) {
 	// MDM enforces ManagementURL but the user only writes RosenpassEnabled.
 	// Request must succeed.
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 		mdm.KeyManagementURL: "https://mdm.example.com:443",
 	}))
 
-	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-
 	rosenpassEnabled := true
 	resp, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:      profName,
@@ -247,12 +331,11 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_ManagementURLPortNormalized(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
+			s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+			withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(map[string]any{
 				mdm.KeyManagementURL: tc.mdmURL,
 			}))
 
-			s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
-
 			rosenpassEnabled := true
 			resp, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 				ProfileName:      profName,
@@ -269,9 +352,8 @@ func TestSetConfig_MDMAllow_ManagementURLPortNormalized(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSetConfig_MDMEmpty_NoEnforcement(t *testing.T) {
 	// No MDM policy active: any field can be written.
-	withMDMPolicy(t, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
-
 	s, ctx, profName, username, _ := setupServerWithProfile(t)
+	withMDMPolicy(t, s, mdm.NewPolicy(nil))
 
 	resp, err := s.SetConfig(ctx, &proto.SetConfigRequest{
 		ProfileName:   profName,

client/ui/autostart_default.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func netbirdFootprintExists() bool {
 // retrying autostart entry writes on every launch. A user's later disable in
 // Settings is never overridden: the marker guarantees at-most-once, ever.
 func applyAutostartDefault(ctx context.Context, autostart *services.Autostart, prefs *preferences.Store, prefsFileExisted bool) {
-	mdmDisabled := autostartDisabledByMDM(mdm.LoadPolicy())
+	mdmDisabled := autostartDisabledByMDM(mdm.NewLoader(nil).Load())
 
 	if mdmDisabled {
 		if enabled, err := autostart.IsEnabled(ctx); err != nil {

client/ui/services/settings.go

@@ -11,37 +11,18 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/daemonaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ipcauth"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/mdm"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 )
 
-type MDMFields struct {
-	ManagementURL            string `json:"managementURL"`
-	PreSharedKey             bool   `json:"preSharedKey"`
-	WireguardPort            bool   `json:"wireguardPort"`
-	RosenpassEnabled         bool   `json:"rosenpassEnabled"`
-	RosenpassPermissive      bool   `json:"rosenpassPermissive"`
-	DisableClientRoutes      bool   `json:"disableClientRoutes"`
-	DisableServerRoutes      bool   `json:"disableServerRoutes"`
-	AllowServerSSH           *bool  `json:"allowServerSSH"`
-	DisableAutoConnect       bool   `json:"disableAutoConnect"`
-	DisableAutostart         bool   `json:"disableAutostart"`
-	BlockInbound             bool   `json:"blockInbound"`
-	DisableMetricsCollection bool   `json:"disableMetricsCollection"`
-	SplitTunnelMode          bool   `json:"splitTunnelMode"`
-	SplitTunnelApps          bool   `json:"splitTunnelApps"`
-	DisableAdvancedView      bool   `json:"disableAdvancedView"`
-}
+// MDMFields is the shared per-key MDM enforcement snapshot; see mdm.Fields.
+type MDMFields = mdm.Fields
 
-type Features struct {
-	DisableProfiles       bool `json:"disableProfiles"`
-	DisableNetworks       bool `json:"disableNetworks"`
-	DisableUpdateSettings bool `json:"disableUpdateSettings"`
-}
+// Features is the shared feature-gate snapshot; see mdm.Features.
+type Features = mdm.Features
 
-type Restrictions struct {
-	MDM      MDMFields `json:"mdm"`
-	Features Features  `json:"features"`
-}
+// Restrictions is the shared UI enforcement snapshot; see mdm.Restrictions.
+type Restrictions = mdm.Restrictions
 
 // Privilege tells the frontend whether this process may perform the changes the
 // daemon restricts to root/administrator, whether it can ask the operating
@@ -383,7 +364,7 @@ func (s *Settings) GetRestrictions(ctx context.Context) (Restrictions, error) {
 		},
 	}
 	applyMDMRestrictions(&r.MDM, cfgResp)
-	r.MDM.DisableAdvancedView = featResp.GetDisableAdvancedView()
+	r.MDM.DisableAdvancedView = featResp.DisableAdvancedView
 	return r, nil
 }
 
@@ -411,9 +392,6 @@ func applyMDMRestrictions(mdm *MDMFields, cfgResp *proto.GetConfigResponse) {
 		if v.Field(i).Kind() != reflect.Bool {
 			continue
 		}
-		if t.Field(i).Name == "DisableAdvancedView" {
-			continue
-		}
 		if _, ok := set[t.Field(i).Tag.Get("json")]; ok {
 			v.Field(i).SetBool(true)
 		}

management/server/user.go

@@ -1337,6 +1337,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) deleteRegularUser(ctx context.Context, accountI
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get user to delete: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		if targetUser.Role == types.UserRoleOwner && targetUser.Id != initiatorUserID {
+			return status.NewOwnerDeletePermissionError()
+		}
+
 		settings, err = transaction.GetAccountSettings(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get account settings: %w", err)

management/server/user_test.go

@@ -942,6 +942,49 @@ func TestUser_DeleteUser_regularUser(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func TestUser_deleteRegularUser_RejectsOwner(t *testing.T) {
+	s, cleanup, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "", t.TempDir())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+
+	account := newAccountWithId(context.Background(), mockAccountID, mockUserID, "", "", "", false)
+	account.Users[mockTargetUserId] = &types.User{
+		Id:     mockTargetUserId,
+		Issued: types.UserIssuedAPI,
+		Role:   types.UserRoleOwner,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, s.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account))
+
+	am := DefaultAccountManager{Store: s}
+
+	_, err = am.deleteRegularUser(context.Background(), mockAccountID, mockUserID, &types.UserInfo{ID: mockTargetUserId})
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, status.NewOwnerDeletePermissionError().Error())
+}
+
+func TestUser_deleteRegularUser_InitiatorOwnerDeletesThemself(t *testing.T) {
+	s, cleanup, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "", t.TempDir())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+
+	account := newAccountWithId(context.Background(), mockAccountID, mockUserID, "", "", "", false)
+	require.NoError(t, s.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account))
+
+	networkMapControllerMock := network_map.NewMockController(gomock.NewController(t))
+	networkMapControllerMock.EXPECT().OnPeersDeleted(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(nil)
+
+	am := DefaultAccountManager{
+		Store:                s,
+		eventStore:           &activity.InMemoryEventStore{},
+		networkMapController: networkMapControllerMock,
+	}
+
+	_, err = am.deleteRegularUser(context.Background(), mockAccountID, mockUserID, &types.UserInfo{ID: mockUserID})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = s.GetUserByUserID(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, mockUserID)
+	assert.Equal(t, status.NewUserNotFoundError(mockUserID), err)
+}
+
 func TestUser_DeleteUser_RegularUsers(t *testing.T) {
 	store, cleanup, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "", t.TempDir())
 	if err != nil {