Installing certificates on Android OS

Use this information to install the custom certificates for the IBM® Flex System Manager for mobile devices application on a mobile device that is running the Android operating system.

Android OS version 4.0 and later

Starting with version 4.0, Android provides native support for installing CA certificates. For more information about installing the certificates, go to the Android OS help website at http://support.google.com/android and search for the phrase work with certificates.

On Android 4.0 and later, you can check the installed certificates for the device in Settings > Security.

After you verify that the certificates were installed on your mobile device, the mobile application should be able to connect to an IBM Flex System Manager management node that has a server certificate signed by the CA certificate installed.

Note: If the Android device does not connect to the management node after you installed a CA certificate, restart the mobile device.

Android OS version 2.3

Installation of custom CA certificates on Android version 2.3 is supported only on Motorola devices. Motorola allows you to install custom CA certificates through its custom certificate manager. For more information, go to the Motorola help website at https://motorola-enterprise.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57093/~/android---root-certificate-management.

To use the mobile application with Android 2.3 devices by manufacturers other than Motorola, the certificate installed on the IBM Flex System Manager management node must be recognized by one of the preinstalled certificate authorities on the Android device. If you installed a certificate that is trusted by one of these preinstalled certificates, the mobile device should connect to an IBM Flex System Manager management node.