Viewing Security Settings

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This code sample is named SecurityViewer. It demonstrates how work with security policies and certificates. The application displays all of the Security Policies, and all of the certificates installed on a mobile device. It also displays which of the Standard Security Configurations the device is currently in.

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Usage

To run the code sample

  1. Navigate to the solution file (*.sln), and double-click it. By default, the solution files are copied to the following folders:

    C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Samples\Cs\Securityviewer\SecurityViewer.sln

    C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK\Samples\Cs\Securityviewer\SecurityViewer.sln

    Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 launches and loads the solution.

  2. Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).

  3. Deploy the solution (F5).

If you have not installed the SDKSamplePrivDeveloper certificate, you will need to so that your Dll and CAB projects are signed correctly.

To install the certificate from the windows desktop

  1. Click Start > Run.

  2. Type the path-name to SDKSamplePrivDeveloper.pfx certificate, and click OK. By default, this is located in the following folder:

    C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Tools\

  3. Double-click the SDKSamplePrivDeveloper.pfx certificate icon. The Certificate Import Wizard appears.

  4. Click Next. The certificate path-name is filled-in.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Click Next (you do not need a password).

  7. Click Next. Accept the default options; automatically select the certificate store based on certificate type.

  8. Click Finish.

See Mobile device Security Model for further details on how to install the SDK certificates onto the mobile device, and how to use the privileged SDK certificate to sign this application.

Remarks

This application must run as Trusted, which means that it must be signed with a security certificate that is in the mobile device's privileged certificate store.

See "Windows Mobile Security and Software Development" in the SDK documentation for details on how to install the SDK certificates onto the device, and how to use the privileged SDK certificate to sign this application.

Requirements

Pocket PC SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK.
Smartphone SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK.
Development Environment: Visual Studio 2005.
ActiveSync: Version 4.0.

See Also

Code Samples | Selecting Security Configuration | CertificateStore Configuration Service Provider Examples for OMA Client Provisioning

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