Re: [Hipsec] HIP on Android

Javier Ubillos <jav@sics.se> Thu, 10 March 2011 07:36 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Hipsec] HIP on Android
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On Wed, 2011-03-09 at 14:53 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I see a few messages over in HIPL-DEV on efforts along this line, but....
> 
> I have been told that there are a number of challenges for a 'tunneling 
> app' on the Android, as you need root permissions to set up things like 
> virtual interfaces and change default routes.  For example if you wanted 
> to use TUN-TAP, it is supposedly NOT part of the kernel as shipped.
> 
> Do we have any Android development people here?
> 
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We have a port for name-based sockets for Android. Perhaps our
experiences can be of some help.

E-mail me and we'll see if what we have is of any value to you guys.

// Javier