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Connecting Xamarin Apps with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation

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@ajaychebbi - Sr. Architect, product development IBM MobileFirst Platform

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The IBM MobileFirst SDK for Xamarin

Xamarin Studio

Integrated Services

Create rich native applications in C# in Xamarin Studio leveraging enterprise grade app services

that speed development and enhance app capabilities and performance.

Security

Authentication

Integration

Notifications

App Management

Analytics

Offline Storage

IBM MobileFirst

On-prem or on Bluemix Cloud

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Adding the IBM MobileFirst SDK Component

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C# API documentation – available in the Component

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Interact with IBM MobileFirst server via the Xamarin IDE

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Add-in CLI and JDK configuration

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What do Xamarin developers get?

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Simple, scalable and proven enterprise mobile middleware deployable on-premises and on Cloud

MobileFirst Foundation

to protect from mobile-specific

threats

Mobile AnalyticsApp Lifecycle Management

Backend Logic Engine

Push & Offline Sync

Comprehensive Security

to better understand your

users

to reduce time and costs of operations

and incremental updates

to add server-side logic to your app

essential backend services that every

app needs

http://bit.ly/MFPAddSDK

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Enterprise IntegrationWorklight server provides a single secure point of integration into the Enterprise that speedsintegration and enables management of mobile solutions

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APIM, Datapower,

CastIronStrongLoop

Integration hub

HTTP(S)

Database, WebService, REST, JMSMQ, File,FTP,SAP,Siebel etc

:

JDBC Web Service

JMSJSON

Enterprise

Applications

IBM MobileFirstSDK

Deployed on prem, or Bluemix

PUSH NOTIFICATION

SAUTHENTICATI

ONBUSINESS

LOGICOFFLINE SYNC

MobileFirst Platform

Foundation

MANAGEMENT

ANALYTICS

SECURITY

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Bluemix

Mobile Foundation

Secure Gateway

Deployment pattern on Bluemix Several services available on Bluemix to build your Backend logic

Optionally connect to your On-prem datacentre

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IBM Bluemix A rich set of mobile ready APIs that you can mix and match to power your App

Run CodeThe developer can chose from multiple language runtimes or bring their own. Just upload your code and go. Asp.net available.Store Data (SQL or NoSQL)The developer can store data in the cloud as a service easily without needing to administer the databases.

Cloud IntegrationBuild hybrid environments. Connect to on-premises systems of record plus other public and private clouds. Expose your own APIs to your developers.

CognitiveWide array of Watson services to build bots etc.

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Device Single Sign-On (SSO)• Enables a mobile user to authenticate once and gain access to all apps from

the same organization (technically, with the same developer certificate) without re-authenticating.

• Integration with DataPower, ISAM, and other gateways

App 1

secure Mobile O

S key

store IBM MFPServer

App 2

IDSession x

Session y

Duplicate after receiving ID from App 2

ImplementationImplemented using combination of server-side capabilities (realms) and unique device identification (device ID)On successful login the authentication state is saved in the database and used for validations in subsequent sessions from the same device.

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Protection of corporate APIs from hackers and vulnerabilities

- App fingerprinting to prevent access to your APIs from malicious apps

- Remote app disable and version enforcement to protect users from security vulnerabilities

- Use device whitelisting and blacklisting to control the users and devices that access your app

API

ComprehensiveSecurity

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Disable or Notify the end user from admin console

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Device specific Authentication

Watch

Phone public class PinCodeAttempts extends CredentialsValidationSecurityCheck {....@Override    protected boolean validateCredentials(Map<String, Object> credentials) {       ...credentials.containsKey(PINCODE) || credentials.containsKey(PASSWORD))){            ...            if(deviceType.equals(WATCH)){                if(pinCode.equals(getConfiguration().pinCode)){                    errorMsg = null;                    return true;               ...

public class PinCodeChallengeHandler extends SecurityCheckChallengeHandler {....public PinCodeChallengeHandler(String securityCheck) {      ...                    JSONObject ans = new JSONObject();                    ans.put("pin", intent.getStringExtra("pinCodeTxt"));                    ans.put("deviceType", "WATCH");                    submitChallengeAnswer(ans);                ...

Security Adapter

Watch

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Application Security

Security

Application Security

Protecting data on the device

Authentication integration framework

Data protection

realmsUsing device

id as 2nd factorSSL with

server identity verification

Proven platform security

App authenticity

testing

Compatible with Jailbreak /malware detection

Secure challenge-

response on startup

Encrypted offline cache

Enforcing Security Updates

Remote disable

Security for enterprise application is the biggest concern of CTO’s Rich Worklight security features can now be used

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Controlled backend integrationFrom multiple point-to-point integrations• Multiple sets of integrations to enterprise resources to

build and maintain

• YOU manage caching, synchronization and end-to-end encryption

To streamlined, transparent access• Transform enterprise data into mobile-friendly JSON

• MFP Server manages caching, data synchronization and end-to-end encryption

ERPEngine

App DB CloudService

Windows AndroidApple

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ERPEngine

App DB

HTTP (REST, SOAP), JMS

SQL SAP

HTTP, CAST IRON

JSONMFP

CloudService

Windows AndroidApple

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MobileFirst Unified Push NotificationsFrom the complexity of many…Multiple sets of push services to manage

To the simplicity of one…Unified push management

Android

GCM

Apple

APNS

Apple

APNS

Android

GCM

APNS: Apple Push Notification ServiceGCM: Google Cloud MessagingWNS: Windows Notification Service

Windows

WNS

Windows

WNS

MFP Unified Push Framework

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Unified Client and Server Analytics Out-of-the-box analytics address the following:

• User adoption, device and app properties• User actions and called adapter procedures• Performance and data usage information• Exceptions, crashes, logs, response time

Analytics component provided in a WAR for simple install and administration

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Remote-controlled client-side log collection

• IBM MFP provides Native and JavaScript API for client-side logging• Administrator defines log collection profiles on the server which are automatically retrieved

by the Worklight client-side runtime• By default sent on init, resume, and 75% full – can be customized• Administrator can perform analysis and text search of client-side

logs via server-side analytics console

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Resources

MobileFirst Getting Started (documentation, CLI reference, sample adapters, etc…)https://developer.ibm.com/mobilefirstplatform/documentation/getting-started/

Mobile First on Bluemixhttps://console.ng.bluemix.net/catalog/services/mobile-foundation/

MobileFirst Supporthttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/mobilefirst

Meet us athttp://www.meetup.com/BlueCoders/

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Thank You

ajay.chebbi@in.ibm.com

https://developer.ibm.com/mobilefirstplatform/https://xamarin.com/ibm

Building a Xamarin Forms+MobileFirst apphttp://ibm.co/1RN4hUg

Building Xamarin+MobileFirst apphttps://dzone.com/articles/integrating-xamarin-apps-with-ibm-mobilefirst-plat

Tutorialshttps://mobilefirstplatform.ibmcloud.com/tutorials/en/foundation/8.0/xamarin-tutorials/

Sample Source on Github: https://github.com/ajaychebbi/mobilefirst-samples/tree/master/xamarin/MFPNewsReader

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Backup

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Worklight Server: Adapters

Worklight Server

SQL / JDBC

ESB

SOAP / HTTP

JMS

CAST IRON

REST

Java Extension

Node*

For the server developer• JS anywhere: Simple APIs for server-side JavaScript development• Extensibility: Java API for custom adapters

For the client developer• Easy-to-use, consistent client-side API to call any back-end system

Enterprise back-ends and cloud services

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Seek community forum/support at Stack Overflow

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/mobilefirst