SkieWhat is device identity in Skie: IMEI, serial number and enrolment ID?
Each managed device is identified by its IMEI or serial number and an enrolment ID, and it holds a per-device key. Together these tie every report to one real device. They are used for the record of ownership, for lost-device evidence and for recognising a device that has been reset.
A device management system needs to know exactly which physical device it is talking to. Skie records the hardware identifiers Android makes available, the IMEI on phones and the serial number, together with an enrolment ID created when the device is provisioned. A per-device key then signs its reports, so they cannot be passed off by another device.
These identifiers do several jobs. They let an admin find a device quickly, and they appear in the lost-device evidence pack that supports a police report, alongside SIM details and a location trail. They also let Skie recognise a device that comes back after a reset, without treating it as a new one.
Each device is linked to a seat, to a group and to one student. Replacing a broken tablet keeps the student, group and history, and frees the old seat. The identity record is what makes that handover accurate.
On privacy, the data Skie keeps about a device is its identity, location where enabled, installed apps, compliance status and the rules applied. Skie does not read messages or call logs and has no hidden mode. Who in your organisation can see device details depends on the roles and page access you set, and Skie staff can see data for support.
Practical tip: when you buy or receive tablets, log the serial number against each student as you hand them out. It costs a minute and helps if a device goes missing.