diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.kt
index e8851d4317..7a6088c16b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.kt
@@ -150,10 +150,12 @@ class App : UninitializedApp(), libtailscale.AppContext, ViewModelStoreOwner {
   private fun initializeApp() {
     // Check if a directory URI has already been stored.
     val storedUri = getStoredDirectoryUri()
+    val rm = getSystemService(Context.RESTRICTIONS_SERVICE) as RestrictionsManager
+    val hardwareAttestation = rm.applicationRestrictions.getBoolean(MDMSettings.KEY_HARDWARE_ATTESTATION, false)
     if (storedUri != null && storedUri.toString().startsWith("content://")) {
-      startLibtailscale(storedUri.toString())
+      startLibtailscale(storedUri.toString(), hardwareAttestation)
     } else {
-      startLibtailscale(this.filesDir.absolutePath)
+      startLibtailscale(this.filesDir.absolutePath, hardwareAttestation)
     }
     healthNotifier = HealthNotifier(Notifier.health, Notifier.state, applicationScope)
     connectivityManager = this.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE) as ConnectivityManager
@@ -202,8 +204,8 @@ class App : UninitializedApp(), libtailscale.AppContext, ViewModelStoreOwner {
    * Called when a SAF directory URI is available (either already stored or chosen). We must restart
    * Tailscale because directFileRoot must be set before LocalBackend starts being used.
    */
-  fun startLibtailscale(directFileRoot: String) {
-    app = Libtailscale.start(this.filesDir.absolutePath, directFileRoot, this)
+  fun startLibtailscale(directFileRoot: String, hardwareAttestation: Boolean) {
+    app = Libtailscale.start(this.filesDir.absolutePath, directFileRoot, hardwareAttestation, this)
     ShareFileHelper.init(this, app, directFileRoot, applicationScope)
     Request.setApp(app)
     Notifier.setApp(app)
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/mdm/MDMSettings.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/mdm/MDMSettings.kt
index 34b341fc76..096e99be8f 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/mdm/MDMSettings.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/mdm/MDMSettings.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ object MDMSettings {
   // to the backend.
   class NoSuchKeyException : Exception("no such key")
 
+  // MDM restriction keys
+  const val KEY_HARDWARE_ATTESTATION = "HardwareAttestation"
+
   val forceEnabled = BooleanMDMSetting("ForceEnabled", "Force Enabled Connection Toggle")
 
   // Handled on the backed
@@ -115,6 +118,11 @@ object MDMSettings {
         .map { it.call(MDMSettings) as MDMSetting<*> }
   }
 
+  val hardwareAttestation = BooleanMDMSetting(
+      KEY_HARDWARE_ATTESTATION,
+      "Use hardware-backed keys to bind node identity to the device",
+  )
+
   val allSettingsByKey by lazy { allSettings.associateBy { it.key } }
 
   fun update(app: App, restrictionsManager: RestrictionsManager?) {
diff --git a/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 97d7edc514..001774ae19 100644
--- a/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -360,4 +360,8 @@
     <string name="taildrop_directory_picker_info">What is taildrop?</string>
     <string name="taildrop_directory_picker_button">Open Directory Picker</string>
 
+    <!-- Strings for Hardware Attestation MDM setting -->
+    <string name="enable_hardware_attestation">Enable hardware attestation</string>
+    <string name="use_hardware_backed_keys_to_bind_node_identity_to_the_device">Use hardware-backed keys to bind node identity to the device</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/android/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml b/android/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml
index b47cc58cd1..b313f7820f 100644
--- a/android/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml
@@ -148,4 +148,11 @@
         android:key="OnboardingFlow"
         android:restrictionType="choice"
         android:title="@string/onboarding_flow" />
-</restrictions>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    <restriction
+        android:defaultValue="true"
+        android:description="@string/use_hardware_backed_keys_to_bind_node_identity_to_the_device"
+        android:key="HardwareAttestation"
+        android:restrictionType="bool"
+        android:title="@string/enable_hardware_attestation" />
+</restrictions>
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2d2d417524..4d56063cb7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module github.com/tailscale/tailscale-android
 
-go 1.25.1
+go 1.25.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/tailscale/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20250716170648-1d0488a3d7da
 	golang.org/x/mobile v0.0.0-20240806205939-81131f6468ab
-	tailscale.com v1.89.0-pre.0.20250929162250-7bcab4ab2841
+	tailscale.com v1.89.0-pre.0.20251010193330-005e264b5456
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 911c721b54..6f8c0c407d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -235,5 +235,5 @@ howett.net/plist v1.0.0 h1:7CrbWYbPPO/PyNy38b2EB/+gYbjCe2DXBxgtOOZbSQM=
 howett.net/plist v1.0.0/go.mod h1:lqaXoTrLY4hg8tnEzNru53gicrbv7rrk+2xJA/7hw9g=
 software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.4.0 h1:H2g08FrTvSFKUj+D309j1DPfk5APnIdAQAB8aEykJ5k=
 software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 v0.4.0/go.mod h1:Qiz0EyvDRJjjxGyUQa2cCNZn/wMyzrRJ/qcDXOQazLI=
-tailscale.com v1.89.0-pre.0.20250929162250-7bcab4ab2841 h1:BfBXlsl/ffzlJoTCQL78hVmGGdRm//h/75lKIWOX79o=
-tailscale.com v1.89.0-pre.0.20250929162250-7bcab4ab2841/go.mod h1:LHaTiwRgzebPDLgZ6RQQVzX+1SR5fbNl51fzm7UtMaw=
+tailscale.com v1.89.0-pre.0.20251010193330-005e264b5456 h1:ELfWhOfTpC6wEHvD74NUwhvwQtGaR+fSmU7ldTTgBzU=
+tailscale.com v1.89.0-pre.0.20251010193330-005e264b5456/go.mod h1:gsjhGL2raodX0jQJ6uTD5dWJmc1DFtf5nQ1MRpzCReU=
diff --git a/go.toolchain.rev b/go.toolchain.rev
index 1fd4f3df25..d5de795585 100644
--- a/go.toolchain.rev
+++ b/go.toolchain.rev
@@ -1 +1 @@
-aa85d1541af0921f830f053f29d91971fa5838f6
+a80a86e575c5b7b23b78540e947335d22f74d274
diff --git a/libtailscale/backend.go b/libtailscale/backend.go
index e7cbb78f05..864136c33e 100644
--- a/libtailscale/backend.go
+++ b/libtailscale/backend.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type App struct {
 	backendMu       sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func start(dataDir, directFileRoot string, appCtx AppContext) Application {
+func start(dataDir, directFileRoot string, hwAttestationPref bool, appCtx AppContext) Application {
 	defer func() {
 		if p := recover(); p != nil {
 			log.Printf("panic in Start %s: %s", p, debug.Stack())
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func start(dataDir, directFileRoot string, appCtx AppContext) Application {
 		os.Setenv("HOME", dataDir)
 	}
 
-	return newApp(dataDir, directFileRoot, appCtx)
+	return newApp(dataDir, directFileRoot, hwAttestationPref, appCtx)
 }
 
 type backend struct {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ type backend struct {
 
 type settingsFunc func(*router.Config, *dns.OSConfig) error
 
-func (a *App) runBackend(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (a *App) runBackend(ctx context.Context, hardwareAttestation bool) error {
 	paths.AppSharedDir.Store(a.dataDir)
 	hostinfo.SetOSVersion(a.osVersion())
 	hostinfo.SetPackage(a.appCtx.GetInstallSource())
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ func (a *App) runBackend(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	a.logIDPublicAtomic.Store(&b.logIDPublic)
 	a.backend = b.backend
+	if hardwareAttestation {
+		a.backend.SetHardwareAttested()
+	}
 	defer b.CloseTUNs()
 
 	hc := localapi.HandlerConfig{
diff --git a/libtailscale/interfaces.go b/libtailscale/interfaces.go
index 14c5694bec..7155f06f82 100644
--- a/libtailscale/interfaces.go
+++ b/libtailscale/interfaces.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 // Start starts the application, storing state in the given dataDir and using
 // the given appCtx.
-func Start(dataDir, directFileRoot string, appCtx AppContext) Application {
-	return start(dataDir, directFileRoot, appCtx)
+func Start(dataDir, directFileRoot string, hwAttestationPref bool, appCtx AppContext) Application {
+	return start(dataDir, directFileRoot, hwAttestationPref, appCtx)
 }
 
 // AppContext provides a context within which the Application is running. This
diff --git a/libtailscale/keystore.go b/libtailscale/keystore.go
index b803de9444..dfde42af1a 100644
--- a/libtailscale/keystore.go
+++ b/libtailscale/keystore.go
@@ -91,5 +91,15 @@ func (k *hardwareAttestationKey) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (k *hardwareAttestationKey) Clone() key.HardwareAttestationKey {
+	if k == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return &hardwareAttestationKey{appCtx: k.appCtx, id: k.id, public: k.public}
 }
+
+func (k *hardwareAttestationKey) IsZero() bool {
+	if k == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return k.id == ""
+}
diff --git a/libtailscale/tailscale.go b/libtailscale/tailscale.go
index 76dc979572..63b403229f 100644
--- a/libtailscale/tailscale.go
+++ b/libtailscale/tailscale.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const (
 	customLoginServerPrefKey = "customloginserver"
 )
 
-func newApp(dataDir, directFileRoot string, appCtx AppContext) Application {
+func newApp(dataDir, directFileRoot string, hardwareAttestationPref bool, appCtx AppContext) Application {
 	a := &App{
 		directFileRoot: directFileRoot,
 		dataDir:        dataDir,
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ func newApp(dataDir, directFileRoot string, appCtx AppContext) Application {
 	a.policyStore = &syspolicyStore{a: a}
 	netmon.RegisterInterfaceGetter(a.getInterfaces)
 	rsop.RegisterStore("DeviceHandler", setting.DeviceScope, a.policyStore)
-	if appCtx.HardwareAttestationKeySupported() {
+
+	hwAttestEnabled := appCtx.HardwareAttestationKeySupported() && hardwareAttestationPref
+	if hwAttestEnabled {
 		key.RegisterHardwareAttestationKeyFns(
 			func() key.HardwareAttestationKey { return emptyHardwareAttestationKey(appCtx) },
 			func() (key.HardwareAttestationKey, error) { return createHardwareAttestationKey(appCtx) },
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ func newApp(dataDir, directFileRoot string, appCtx AppContext) Application {
 		}()
 
 		ctx := context.Background()
-		if err := a.runBackend(ctx); err != nil {
+		if err := a.runBackend(ctx, hwAttestEnabled); err != nil {
 			fatalErr(err)
 		}
 	}()