Developers guidelines Signing applications
blanket or
•Extended capabilities
Highly trusted applications may be granted access to this set. For an application utilizing one or more capabilities in this set to be Symbian Signed, it has to go comply to extended testing criteria. The developer of the application must also explicitly declare which APIs of the capability are used, and why they are needed.
•Phone manufacturer approved capabilities
The highest level of trust is required for applications that may have an impact on the functionality of the device. The only way for an application to have access to these capabilities is through a “channeled” signing procedure which involves approval by Sony Ericsson.
Basic Capabilties
•LocalServices
•UserEnviornment
•NetworkServices
•Location
•ReadUserData
•WriteUserData
Extended Capabilties
•ReadDeviceData
•WriteDeviceData
•SWEvent
•ProtSrv
•Power Mgmt
•SurroundingsDD
•TrustedUIDeclarative
Unsigned Applications
(user grantable blanket or one shot permission)
Optional signed to avoid blanket or one shot prompts
Symbian Signed
(Requires generic test criteria adherence)
Manufactuer Capabilties
•DRM
•NetworkControl
•MultimediaDD
•TCB
•AllFiles
•CommDD
•DiskAdmin
Channel Certification
(Signed Symbian + manufacturer independant tests)
Access rights to capabilities are cumulative, for example, an application signed with the basic set is also granted access to all the unrestricted APIs.
An application signed for a particular set is not granted access to all capabilites of the set. The installer gives permissions only to those capabilities that the application actually requires.
12 | October 2006 |
