EEXXXACTLY. I am also desperate for an answer to this issue, which is so important to me that I'm actually seriously thinking about abandoning Android for IOS and Windows.
Lookit. I KNOW having root access is dangerous. I UNDERSTAND that most users, even hobbyists, should be prevented from gaining or having root access to their device (or PC for that matter, if in the future OSs are locked down as well). BUT I AM A COMPUTING PROFESSIONAL, fer cryin out loud! I am about to graduate from Arizona State University with an APPLIED COMPUTING DEGREE, and I have OVER 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE as a programmer analyst for Boeing! I know my way around a *nix prompt and have installed CentOS Enterprise on a server farm at home for my unix administration classes! *I know what I'm doing!* I should not have to resort to using a tool that is based around an EXPLOIT to gain root access on my device (or PC). I should be able to apply to Google to be a certified application developer, show my identification and credentials, sign an agreement not to write malicious code or be sued, pay a fee, and when my application is verified by Google and is accepted, I should be able to gain access to a special tool or Android system update that allows me to have root access LEGALLY. If Google is determined to lock down Android so that only Google Developers are allowed to write code that requires root access, then...looks like I'll be bailing on Android and develop for IOS and Windows Instead. Slowly On Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 9:00:15 AM UTC-7, Ken Tola wrote: > > I am creating a new type of security application that sits at OSI Layer > 2/3 and encrypts packets of data flowing between devices. With this proven > technology, I can create apps such as Secure Skype, Private Messenger and > so forth and I can do things such as blend Triple DES and AES 256 bit > encryption (this will eventually be an open source encryption platform) on > the same communication channel. We run underneath higher level, more > limited, options such as SSL and VPN and we have been working on desktops > for years. > > The problem is that I cannot figure out how to port my Linux version over > to Android due to the *need to have admin rights* for my app. I do NOT > want to try to force people to root their phone and I am looking for some > legal option. > > *In Windows and Apple, you can get your code verified* - in Windows it is > called Windows Logo verification. In those case, your code is run through a > whole series of tests, the source code is signed and that cert is then > authorized for admin rights. > > Given how Android works, it would seem that a similar option should exist > but I cannot find anything. > > Can somebody please point me in the right direction? > > Thank you very much for your time. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
