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Merge "Updated "Designing for Security" documentation" into ics-mr1

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Dirk Dougherty
2011-12-16 10:56:29 -08:00
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@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ the minimum functionality required by your application.</p>
<p>If your application does not directly use JavaScript within a <code><a
href="{@docRoot}reference/android/webkit/WebView.html">WebView</a></code>, do
not call
<a href="{@docRoot}reference/android/webkit/WebSettings.html#setJavaScriptEnabled(boolean)
<a href="{@docRoot}reference/android/webkit/WebSettings.html#setJavaScriptEnabled(boolean)">
<code>setJavaScriptEnabled()</code></a>. We have seen this method invoked
in sample code that might be repurposed in production application -- so
remove it if necessary. By default, <code><a
@@ -686,6 +686,15 @@ with personal information. This topic is discussed in more detail in the <a
href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/identifying-app-installatio
ns.html">Android Developer Blog</a>.</p>
<p>Application developers should be careful writing to on-device logs.
In Android, logs are a shared resource, and are available
to an application with the
<a href="{@docRoot}reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#READ_LOGS">
<code>READ_LOGS</code></a> permission. Even though the phone log data
is temporary and erased on reboot, inappropriate logging of user information
could inadvertently leak user data to other applications.</p>
<h3>Handling Credentials</h3>
<p>In general, we recommend minimizing the frequency of asking for user