BOOTSTRAP Configuration Service Provider

The BOOTSTRAP Configuration Service Provider sets the Trusted Provisioning Server (TPS) for the device. The following XML example can be used as a template to configure settings for the BOOTSTRAP Configuration Service Provider. Replace the values for each parm with values that correspond to your system.

Note Access to this Configuration Service Provider is determined by Security roles. Because OEMs and Mobile Operators can selectively disallow access, ask them about the availability of this Configuration Service Provider. For more information, see Security Roles.

Characteristics

  • BOOTSTRAP
    For Smartphone, this Root-level characteristic must be present to set the Trusted Provisioning Server (TPS) for the device.

    For Pocket PC, only the root characteristic is available.

Parms

  • CONTEXT-ALLOW
    Only one context is supported. This parm is ignored and 0 is assumed for its value.

  • NAME
    A string that identifies the friendly server name. If this parm is missing, the default is "Trust WAP Config Server". This parm is used in the root BOOTSTRAP characteristic.

  • PROVURL
    Identifies the location of a Trusted Provisioning Server (TPS). This must be a complete URL, starting with "https://", "https://", "wsp://", or "wsps://". The length of the value of PROVURL ** must be equal to or smaller than 256 characters. This is a mandatory parm.

    This parm is used in the root BOOTSTRAP characteristic.

  • PROXY-ID
    Identifies a proxy that is available with this bootstrap information. If this parm is present, a browser favorite will be added, whose URL is the PROVURL parm, and whose name is the NAME parm. If the URL has a scheme of "http" or "https", it will be converted to "wsp" or "wsps", respectively.

    This parm is used in the root BOOTSTRAP characteristic.

Elements

Elements Available
parm-query No
noparm No
nocharacteristic No
characteristic-query No

For information about specific elements, see MSPROV DTD Elements.

See Also

Configuration Service Provider Reference for Windows Mobile Devices| BOOTSTRAP Configuration Service Provider Examples

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