Parameters for Security and
Authentication
The following parameters are available to configure security and authentication:
Parameters in MobileEngine.config
Parameters |
Description |
MobileEngine.Security.HostnameVerifying |
Activate or deactivate the host name check. If this option is activated, there is an HTTPS connection if the URL host name and the host name specified in the certificate (= Common Name entry of the certificate) are the same (see also Parameters for Setting Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Support). Possible values: false, true Default value: true |
MobileEngine.Security.Implementation.Provider |
Library for encryption of database password on mobile device. Example: iaik.security.provider.IAIK (See also Setting Up Secure Storage). |
MobileEngine.Security.Persist.SecureStorage |
Activate and deactivate encryption of database password on the mobile device (see Setting Up Secure Storage) Possible values: false, true Default value: false |
MobileEngine.Security.Synchronization |
Define how the synchronization password is handled. Possible values: local – Password corresponds to the local password and does not need to be entered for synchronization atSync – Password does not correspond to the local password and must be entered for each synchronization once – Password does not correspond to the local password and must be entered once for each logon Default value: atSync |
MobileEngine.Security. |
Display field for synchronization password on the logon screen of the client. Only possible if
MobileEngine.Security.Synchronization Possible values: false, true Default value: false |
MobileEngine.Security. |
Option to reset the logon password (see Configuring Reset Option for Logon Password). Possible values: false, true Default value: false |
MobileEngine.Security. |
Activate or deactivate the logon password query (see Configuring Bypass Option for Logon Password). Possible values: false, true Default value: false |
MobileEngine.Security. AllowedLogonFailuresUntilUserLock |
Configure the number of possible failed logon attempts on the client. If the number of permitted failed logon attempts is exceeded, the client must be reinstalled. Possible values: positive integers or -1 Default value: -1 (unlimited) |
MobileEngine.Security.SSLSupport |
Activate or deactivate SSL support in the client (see Parameters for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Support). Possible values: false, true Default value: true |
MobileEngine.Security.PasswordsToUpperCase |
By default, the user password is case sensitive. This is the recommended setting. If you do not want the client to use this differentiation between upper and lower case, you can disable it and enable the conversion of all passwords to upper case. Possible values: false, true Default value: false |
See also:
For more information about other parameters: Parameters in MobileEngine.config
For more information about different methods for the configuration: Configuration of Mobile Devices