9 Mobile Security App Containerization Tool for Android

This chapter describes the release notes for the Mobile Security App Containerization Tool for Android.

It contains the following sections.

• Section 9.1, "New Features"

• Section 9.2, "System Requirements"

• Section 9.3, "Compatibility"

• Section 9.4, "Bug Fixes"

• Section 9.5, "Known Limitations"

9.1 New Features

The following new features are included in the 3.0.0 release.

• Secure networking, secure storage, and data leakage prevention controls, and policy controls for Android apps.

• Verified compatibility with Oracle Android apps.

• Verified compatibility with Storage Made Easy WebDav Android app.

• Secure sharing of encrypted files between apps.

• Secure clipboard copy/paste between apps.

• Workspace-level authentication policies, including idle timeout.

9.2 System Requirements

The following system requirements are required for this release of the Mobile Security App Containerization Tool for Android:

• Android 4.x

• JDK 1.6 or higher, OSX v10.7 Lion or v10.8 Mountain Lion, for Mobile Security App Containerization Tool to customize and sign with an enterprise certificate.

9.3 Compatibility

This release is compatible with the following Oracle Mobile Security Suite components.

• Mobile Security Administrative Console v3.0.x

• Mobile Security Access Server v3.0.x

• Mobile File Manager Server v3.0.x

• Mobile Security Notification Server v3.0.x

• Mobile Security Containerization for Android v3.0.x

Upgrade is not supported.

9.4 Bug Fixes

As this is the first release of the Mobile Security App Containerization Tool for Android there are no bug fixes included.

9.5 Known Limitations

The following limitations are included in the 3.0.0 release.

• Secure networking for apps directly using socket-level communication is not supported. This includes apps built with Oracle's Mobile Application Framework (formerly ADF Mobile).

• NDK-level function calls made directly from apps are not intercepted and secured.