Mobile secure gateway

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Mobile secure gateway (MSG) is an industry term for the software or hardware appliance that provides secure communication between a mobile application and respective backend resources typically within a corporate network. It addresses challenges in the field of mobile security.

MSG is typically composed of two components - Client library and Gateway. The client is a library that is linked with the mobile application. It establishes secure connectivity to Gateway using cryptographic protocol typically SSL/TLS. This represents a secured channel used for communication between the mobile application and hosts. Gateway separates internal IT infrastructure from the Internet, allowing only an authorized client requests to reach a specific set of hosts inside restricted network.

Client library

The Client

HTTP
client library. The application uses this API to communicate with the desired hosts in a secure way.

Gateway

Gateway is a server or daemon typically installed onto physical or virtual appliance placed into DMZ. The Gateway's public interface is exposed to the Internet (or other untrusted network) and accepts

HTTP.[1]

Host

Gateway forwards requests from connected apps to a collection of configured hosts. These are typically HTTP or HTTPS servers or services within an internal network. The response from a host is sent back to the respective mobile app.

References

  1. ^ "Mobile Security". www.peerlyst.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.