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security</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>Mobile devices support multiple communication methods, which in turn

sets high requirements for security. A mobile device with various connection

methods is exposed to a large number of attackers.</p>

<p>If you are developing a networked application, consider the following

scenarios and determine how to recover from them:</p>

<ul>

<li><p>The end user may lose network connection at any time or may

not be able to establish a connection at all.</p></li>

<li><p>A connection may pass over a public network, which may expose

the data if it is not encrypted during transmission.</p></li>

<li><p>Peer-to-peer connections are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle

attacks. To prevent this, use strong authentication and proper ciphering methods.</p>

</li>

</ul>

<p>For details on networking facilities, see the <xref href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/c4536832-3dd0-45af-94be-1c4289cc3003/Symbian_OS_Overview_To_Networking_v1_0_en.pdf.html" scope="external">Symbian OS: Overview To Networking</xref> on Forum Nokia. For more information

about communication with a mobile device, see the <xref href="GUID-02EE9C85-5942-40F7-BF60-B5D8B04B9AA6.dita#GUID-02EE9C85-5942-40F7-BF60-B5D8B04B9AA6/GUID-15C32932-3088-4FC9-BE83-2EC00FCEB694">Communication</xref> section. </p>

<p>The following aspects of communication security are covered in this

section:</p>

<ul>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-C37790B3-967C-489C-8753-0434938CBE2B.dita">Secure

Sockets</xref></p></li>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-FBB9ED48-3C0F-4B2D-90FC-52127698F253.dita">IPv4/IPv6

dual-stack</xref></p></li>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-21F92FAD-1EF1-4E36-9157-9214E7C6BB01.dita">Host

name resolution</xref></p></li>

<li><p><xref href="GUID-CD2BF0EE-5437-4ADA-A447-4B06147754A8.dita">Local

connectivity</xref></p></li>

</ul>