Sencha Space review
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The document discusses the features and functionalities of the Sencha Space platform, which provides secure management for mobile applications across various devices. It highlights key aspects such as application isolation, secure local storage, remote management capabilities, and differences between Sencha Space and Cordova. Additionally, it includes information on user authentication methods, security measures, and the platform's support for asynchronous operations.
Sencha Space review
- 2. B Y ODEnterprise Software Providedto Unmanaged devices
- 4. HTML5 Phones + Tablets Secure Central (remote) Management Console Cross-platform Framework agnostic
- 8. ! Phones Tablets Desktop Management Console √ √ √ Runs on
- 9. Mobile Client HTML Application Host Any web app/site allowed API exposed
- 10. Space Menu with refresh, back, forward buttons Application & Organization Switcher Application Name (from <title>) Application area Layout
- 13. Application Requirements A valid HTML document ! ! Deployed on a server (public or private) 1. 2.
- 16. Security SecureFiles API SecureLocalStorage API Data encryption w/ secure key management Configurable security policies Immediate ACL propagation Remote data wipe
- 17. Security Every app has it’s own isolated WebView
- 19. Application URLs are never exposed
- 21. API Security Layer Device Layer Comm Layer SecureFiles SecureLocalStorage Camera Connectivity Notification Vibration Device info Orientation Promise Invoke Downloads
- 22. Promise Land All asynchronous calls use Promises
- 23. Promise Land Promises A+ spec promisesaplus.com
- 24. Debugging Safari Remote Inspector x Chrome Remote Inspector x Weinre √ Tip: use a local weinre instance
- 25. Space vs Cordova
- 26. Space vs Cordova No libraries or building required Cordova and platform tools & libraries, building required
- 27. Space vs Cordova No native plugins Plenty of plugins available
- 28. Space vs Cordova Limited access to native components Virtually all native APIs accessible
- 29. Space vs Cordova Good cross-application communication *Apps contained in Sencha Space N/A, but Cordova apps can communicate to other apps on device
- 30. Space vs Cordova Remote server needed No remote server or services needed
- 31. Space vs Cordova Built in user and group management ACLs N/A
- 32. Space vs Cordova Automatic updates pushed without App store App store and app verification needed to push updates
- 33. Space vs Cordova Timed offline lease available (security feature) 100% offline apps with custom refresh logic as needed
- 34. Space vs Cordova Secure LocalStorage and File System No built in security options for files and data
- 35. Space vs Cordova Remote user, device, and app management *for Space apps Remote management N/A
- 36. Space vs Cordova WebView secured WebView exposed
- 37. Space vs Cordova Can deny access to Jailbroken/Rooted devices No built-in Jailbreak/Root detection
- 38. Space vs Cordova VPN support No built-in VPN support
- 39. Space vs Cordova Free for 10 users and 10 apps in an organization. Paid plans available Free
- 41. Register Application ID in the Management Console if you need Invoke functionality !
- 43. You can use MULTIPLE SecureLocalStorage instances !
- 44. SecureLocalStorage data is saved to an isolated SQLite database !!
- 45. Each application has it’s own SQLite database !!
- 47. Arbitrary SQLite adapter is currently not available !
- 48. LocalStorage: storage.getItem(‘myKey’); ! ! vs ! SecureLocalStorage: storage.get(‘myKey’);!(ASYNCHRONOUS, RETURNS PROMISE) (SYNCHRONOUS, RETURNS VALUE)
- 49. There is a 100-400 ms delay between document ready and Space ready !
- 50. Space API is available to any HTML document, whether it uses a Sencha framework or not !
- 51. Sencha Touch developers could benefit from using workspaces and packages through Sencha Cmd !
- 52. While developing, set up your apps to run from a locally hosted environment instead of a publicly exposed server !
- 53. Grgur Grisogono grgur@moduscreate.com @ Read the review: http://moduscreate.com/sencha-space-review/ Space Up Your Apps!