Security Issues for JME M-Applications

Authors

  • Catalin Boja Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Keywords:

M-applications, JME platform, mobile architectures

Abstract

The paper describes the concept of data security in a mobile environment. The objective is to develop Java software applications, MIDlets for mobile devices, which implement data protection at different levels. Existing and proposed solutions are described by defining security models and architectures. From the software development point of view, the paper describes two API’s, JSR 177 [1] and Bouncy Castle Crypto APIs [2] that provide methods to reach needed security levels. The paper is a survey of security practices for J2ME software platform describing the goals and the means to reach them.

Author Biography

Catalin Boja, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania

Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics

Department of IT&C Technologies

References

Java Community Process – JSR-177 - Security and Trust Services API for J2ME, http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=177

*** – Bouncy Castle Crypto APIs, http://www.bouncycastle.org/

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JMEDS, vol1, no 1, 2009, Mobile and Wireless Applications

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2009-06-30

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Boja, C. (2009). Security Issues for JME M-Applications. Journal of Mobile, Embedded and Distributed Systems, 1(1), 43-49. Retrieved from http://jmeds.eu/index.php/jmeds/article/view/Security-Issues-for-JME-M-Applications

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2009): Mobile and Wireless Applications

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