Re: RE: [Fed-Talk] iPhone CAC Reader
Re: RE: [Fed-Talk] iPhone CAC Reader
- Subject: Re: RE: [Fed-Talk] iPhone CAC Reader
- From: "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:55:06 -0400
- Priority: normal
The reason why I'm still using "closed" Idevices instead of Android. I prefer the gated community to the "y'all (hackers included) come" approach to apps.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden>
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:04
Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] iPhone CAC Reader
To: "Arendt, Christopher D Capt USAF AETC AFLMA/LGY" <email@hidden>, Bob Colbert <email@hidden>, Fed Talk <email@hidden>
> You are correct. Android has absolutely no restrictions. I just
> wrote an app with a custm API call that wasn't officially
> supported and it worked with no problems.
>
> Mike
> Sent from my Xoom Android Tablet
>
> "Arendt, Christopher D Capt USAF AETC AFLMA/LGY" < wrote:
>
>
> This is just my theory...and I'm not a developer/programmer, so forgive
> the incorrect use of jargon:
> Apple (rightly?) prohibits use of custom API/drivers/whatever for iOS
> Apps, but Android devices have no such restriction.
> So baiMobile has to either build two kinds of card readers (1 for iOS
> with extra stuff built in to force iOS device compliance with NSA/DISA
> regulations, and 1 for Android without that extra interface stuff) or
> build a single card reader for all customers, and have iOS device users
> buy an add-on. It looks like they've chosen the single-reader, custom
> add-on approach.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fed-talk-bounces+christopher.arendt=email@hidden
> [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+christopher.arendt=email@hidden.c
> om] On Behalf Of Bob Colbert
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:51 AM
> To: Fed Talk
> Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone CAC Reader
>
> Below is extracted section from the earlier post.
>
> How is it that Android phones wont need the dongle whereas iphones/iPad
> would? Is Apple currently working on this improvement to their
> Bluetooth? Having the dongle requirement likely means buying extras
> because they will probably be highly prone to getting lost.
>
> Bob Colbert
> DE Technologies, Inc.
>
> From: "Arendt, Christopher D Capt USAF AETC AFLMA/LGY"
> <
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:31:53 -0400
> To: Fed Talk <
> Subject: [Fed-Talk] iPhone CAC Reader
>
>
> baiMobile(tm) Bluetooth Adapter:
>
> NSA and DISA require that all extraneous Bluetooth profiles be disabled
> as a security precaution. Since this level of granularity is not
> available in iOS 4.x for the iPhone's native Bluetooth radio, an
> external Bluetooth adapter is required for communications with the smart
> card reader. The baiMobile(tm) Bluetooth Adapter, attached to the
> 30-pin connector of the iPhone or iPad, establishes a secure
> communications link with the reader. The Bluetooth adapter is not
> required for Android devices.
>
>
>
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