Unwired Accelerator uses the following security measures for running the UA client on a Symbian/J2ME device:
Password screen saver for Unwired Accelerator applications – if enabled, the client locks up when it has been idle for a configurable length of time, or when the client is closed.
Multiple profiles – a user can set up multiple profiles with the Symbian/J2ME client, each with different roles and privileges. Access to mobile applications depends on the profile selected.
Connection protocols – both HTTP and HTTPS connections are supported.
Some mobile devices running under the MIDP 2.0 platform are protected by a security domain. A security domain is an environment in which a MIDlet is granted a set of permissions. The number of security domains and the set of permissions for each domain is not defined by the MIDP specification, but is left to the device implementers. This security uses airtime for which the user is billed. Periodically, this message pops up on the mobile device:
HTTPMIDlet wants to send information. This will require the use of airtime which may cost you money. Is this OK? (//wireless.java.sun.com)
Users can select one of the options offered, such as these options from the J2ME Wireless Toolkit emulator:
Yes, always. Don’t ask again.
This time. Ask me next time.
Not this time. Ask me next time.
No. Shut off HTTPMIDlet.
To learn more about MIDP 2.0 security architecture, see Sun Developer Network (SDN). To learn more about changing J2ME mobile device settings to suppress messages, see Sun Wireless Toolkit documentation.
