Hi all, This is my first post here, so I ask you to be kind with me :) My situation is the following: -> I have one service that requires *no permission*, is *exported* and has a proper *.aidl *file, so I am able to bind to that service without problems. One method of this service (let's call this method of *X*) access a *content provider* that is protected under a "*signatureOrSystem*" protection level. And it has permission to access it.
-> I also have another application that uses *no permission* at all, but this application can bind to the service in question, since it requires no permission. The problem is, when I try to call the method *X* (that access the protected provider) from the service it throws a *security exception*saying that this application don't have permission to access the protected provider. Please note: I am not accessing the content provider directly, I am using the service of another application (that has permission to access this content provider) to do it. My Android version is 4.1 Jelly Bean. I have never observed this security exception in other Android versions. My question is: *Is this a new feature of 4.1 Jelly Bean*? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-security-discuss/-/U9gjQ987sdIJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss?hl=en.
