Configuring AppTunnel to use derived credentials on iOS devices

 

Applicable derived credential providers and device platforms

Derived credential providers

Any

Device platforms

iOS

 

You can configure these AppTunnel scenarios to use derived credentials on iOS devices:

Configuring AppTunnel with HTTP/S tunneling to use derived credentials
Configuring the MobileIron Tunnel app to use derived credentials

Configuring AppTunnel with HTTP/S tunneling to use derived credentials

NOTE: This use of derived credentials is supported only on iOS devices.

When using AppTunnel with HTTP/S tunneling, you can use Kerberos authentication to the backend resource. In this scenario, you authenticate the iOS device to the Standalone Sentry using a certificate that identifies the user, not just the device. This identity certificate can be a derived credential.

Procedure 

1. Follow the instructions in the MobileIron Sentry Guide to set up Standalone Sentry for AppTunnel with HTTP/S tunneling and Kerberos authentication.
2. Follow the instructions in the MobileIron Core AppConnect and AppTunnel Guide to set up the AppConnect app to use AppTunnel.
3. In the AppTunnel Rules section in the app’s AppConnect app configuration (or Web@Work setting or Docs@Work setting), for the Identity Certificate field, select a client-provided certificate enrollment setting from the drop-down list. The setting must have the purpose Authentication.

Configuring the MobileIron Tunnel app to use derived credentials

NOTE: This use of derived credentials is supported only on iOS devices.

When using the MobileIron Tunnel app (AppTunnel with TCP tunneling) with iOS devices, you can authenticate the device user to a backend or web resource using a derived credential. This identity certificate can be a derived credential.

Procedure 

1. Follow the instructions in the MobileIron Tunnel for iOS Guide for Administrators for MobileIron Core and MobileIron Cloud to set up TCP tunneling for the AppConnect app.
2. For Web@Work, in the Web@Work setting, set up the key-value pairs for certificate authentication.

See Configuring Web@Work to use derived credentials.

3. For Docs@Work, in the Docs@Work setting, set up the key-value pairs for certificate authentication.

See Configuring Docs@Work to use derived credentials.

4. For a third-party or in-house AppConnect app, in the AppConnect app configuration, set up the key-value pairs for certificate authentication.

See Configuring AppConnect apps to use derived credentials.