MobileFirst 8 Android APP cannot connect to MobileFirst server after direct update

Question

Here's the scenario:

1. Android device install WebResource Encrypt MFP APP.
2. Direct update web resource.
3. Restart this APP [ onDestory() -> onCreate() ]
4. Fail to connect MobileFirst8 Server

The logcat info:

We enable the follow features:

1. Certificate pinning
2. WebResource encrypt(mfpdev app webencrypt).

MobileFirst server version :

8.0.0.00-20170901-1903

Cordova MFP plugin version :

1. cordova-plugin-mfp 8.0.2017082110
2. cordova-plugin-mfp-push 8.0.2017082110

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Update 1:

Even if we did not Direct Update web resource, just restart this app will fail to connect MobileFirst server.

The test scenario:

1. cordova prepare
2. mfpdev app webencrypt (with certificate pinning)
3. debug on android device
4. first run works fine. but fail to connect when reload this app

Here's the device log when APP restart:

MFP server version : 8.0.0.00-20170901-1903

mfpdev-cli version : 8.0.0-2017080206

cordova-plugin-mfp version : 8.0.2017090705

device info : Android 7.0

Test project source code : GitHub link

Answer 1

The case has been fixed via PI88636

Use cordova-plugin-mfp 8.0.2017102115 to resolve the issue.

Answer 2

The case of direct update not working when WebResourcesEncryption is enabled, has been fixed via APAR PI84522:

Install the latest iFix to resolve the issue.

Answer 3

Please check if the certificate you are looking for is available in the 'certificates' folder. The error message suggests that the certificate does not exist in the specified location.