# com.apple.developer.automatic-assessment-configuration A Boolean value that indicates whether an app may create an assessment session. ## Discussion Use an instance to put a device into a state that prevents users from accessing certain system features during high-stakes assessment activities, such as administering an exam. Your app needs the [`com.apple.developer.automatic-assessment-configuration`](/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.developer.automatic-assessment-configuration) entitlement to create an assessment session. To add the entitlement to your app, set the entitlement’s type to Boolean in the Xcode property list editor, and the corresponding value to `YES`.  Before your app can use this entitlement, you must first get permission to use it. Request permission by filling in the [Automatic Assessment Configuration Entitlement Request](https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/automatic-assessment-configuration/) form. > Important: > If your app has a deployment target earlier than macOS 11, to use the ``doc://com.apple.bundleresources/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.developer.automatic-assessment-configuration`` entitlement, your app also needs the `com.apple.security.temporary-exception.mach-lookup.global-name` entitlement. Add this to your app’s entitlements file with a corresponding value that’s an array of strings containing the string `com.apple.assessmentagent`. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)