BIG-IP Edge Client v1.0.6 for iOS 7

With all your other iOS 7 updates (if you've made the plunge), if you are running the BIG-IP Edge Client on your iPhone, iPod or iPad, you may have gotten an AppStore alert for an update.  If not, I just wanted to let you know that version 1.0.6 of the iOS Edge Client is available at the AppStore with iOS 7 support. 

Customers who use UDID in their access policies should have users update to this version.

The BIG-IP Edge Client application from F5 Networks secures and accelerates mobile device access to enterprise networks and applications using SSL VPN and optimization technologies. Access is provided as part of an enterprise deployment of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, Edge Gateway, or FirePass SSL-VPN solutions.  BIG-IP Edge Client for iOS Features:

• Provides accelerated mobile access when used with F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway.
• Automatically roams between networks to stay connected on the go.
• Full Layer 3 network access to all your enterprise applications and files.

 

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Related:

• Manual: BIG-IP Edge Apps Client Compatibility Matrix
• BIG-IP Edge Client and BIG-IP Edge Portal for Apple iOS and Android software support policy
• Release Note: BIG-IP Edge Client for iOS 1.0.6
• Advanced Edge Client Installation for Windows–The Mysteries of Windows Installer Revealed
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Client
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Portal
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Client for Android

 

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BIG-IP Edge Client v1.0.4 for iOS

If you are running the BIG-IP Edge Client on your iPhone, iPod or iPad, you may have gotten an AppStore alert for an update.  If not, I just wanted to let you know that version 1.0.4 of the iOS Edge Client is available at the AppStore.

The main updates in v1.0.4:

• IPv6 Support
• Localization
• New iPad Retina Graphics

The BIG-IP Edge Client application from F5 Networks secures and accelerates mobile device access to enterprise networks and applications using SSL VPN and optimization technologies. Access is provided as part of an enterprise deployment of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, Edge Gateway, or FirePass SSL-VPN solutions.  BIG-IP Edge Client for iOS Features:

Provides accelerated mobile access when used with F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway.

Automatically roams between networks to stay connected on the go.

Full Layer 3 network access to all your enterprise applications and files.

I updated mine today without a problem.

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Related:

• iDo Declare: iPhone with BIG-IP
• F5 Announces Two BIG-IP Apps Now Available at the App Store
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Client App
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Portal App
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Client Users Guide
• iTunes App Store
• Securing iPhone and iPad Access to Corporate Web Applications – F5 Technical Brief
• Audio Tech Brief - Secure iPhone Access to Corporate Web Applications
• New iOS Edge Client

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Invasion of Privacy - Mobile App Infographic Style

Couple blogs/weeks ago, I posted What’s in Your Smartphone? covering the recent Nielsen report, State of the Appnation – A Year of Change and Growth in U.S. Smartphones.   According to the study, 70% (last year) and 73% (this year) expressed concern over personal data collection and 55% were cautious about sharing location info via smartphone apps so, obviously, it is important that users are aware of the risks they face when downloading and using apps.  So it is perfect timing that I came across Veracode’s infographic showing real world cases to outline the threat to user privacy posed by mobile apps.

Infographic by Veracode Application Security

Fascinating and scary at the same time. 

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References:

• How Mobile Apps are Invading Your Privacy Infographic
• Infographic: How Mobile Apps Invade Your Privacy
• State of the Appnation – A Year of Change and Growth in U.S. Smartphones
• Nielsen: 1 in 2 own a smartphone, average 41 apps
• Freedom vs. Control
• BYOD–The Hottest Trend or Just the Hottest Term
• Hey You, Get Off-ah My Cloud!
• Evolving (or not) with Our Devices
• The New Wallet: Is it Dumb to Carry a Smartphone?
• BYOD Is Driving IT ‘Crazy,’ Gartner Says
• Consumerization trend driving IT shops 'crazy,' Gartner analyst says

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What’s in Your Smartphone?

Typical smartphone owners have an average of 41 apps per device, 9 more than they had last year according to the recent Nielsen report, State of the Appnation – A Year of Change and Growth in U.S. Smartphones.  Also last year, less than 40% of mobile subscribers in the U.S. had smartphones and this year, it’s at 50% and growing.  Android and iOS users fuel the smartphone app drive with 88% downloading an app within the last month.  They also found that as people download more apps, they are also spending more time with them (10% more), rather than using their mobile Web browsers for such activities.  The Top Five Apps are Facebook, YouTube, Android Market, Google Search, and Gmail, no change from last year.

More and more of our info is being saved on and collected by these smartphones and privacy is a big worry.  Last year 70% and this year 73% expressed concern over personal data collection and 55% were cautious about sharing location info via smartphone apps.  These concerns will only grow as more organizations adopt BYOD policies.  While users are concerned for their security, according to Gartner, IT shops won't be able to provide the security necessary to protect company data.  With so many entry points, data leakage outside the enterprise is a real risk.

Gartner advises that IT shops managing mobile devices consider some mix of tiered support: Platform, Appliance and Concierge.  With platform support, IT offers full PC-like support for a device and the device is chosen by IT, and will be used typically in vertical applications.  With appliance-level support, IT supports a narrow set of applications on a mobile device, including server-based and Web-based application support on a wider set of pre-approved devices.  Local applications are not supported.  With concierge-level support, IT provides hands-on support, mainly to knowledge workers, for non-supported devices or non-supported apps on a supported device.  The costs for support, which can be huge, are charged back to the users under this approach.

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References:

• State of the Appnation – A Year of Change and Growth in U.S. Smartphones
• Nielsen: 1 in 2 own a smartphone, average 41 apps
• Freedom vs. Control
• BYOD–The Hottest Trend or Just the Hottest Term
• Hey You, Get Off-ah My Cloud!
• Evolving (or not) with Our Devices
• The New Wallet: Is it Dumb to Carry a Smartphone?
• BYOD Is Driving IT ‘Crazy,’ Gartner Says
• Consumerization trend driving IT shops 'crazy,' Gartner analyst says

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New iOS Edge Client

If you are running the BIG-IP Edge Client on your iPhone, iPod or iPad, you may have gotten an AppStore alert for an update.  If not, I just wanted to let you know that version 1.0.3 of the iOS Edge Client is available at the AppStore.
The main updates in v1.0.3:

URI scheme enhancement allows passing configuration data to the client upon access.  For example, you could have a link on the WebTop that invokes the client and forces web logon mode.

Other Bug fixes.

The BIG-IP Edge Client application from F5 Networks secures and accelerates mobile device access to enterprise networks and applications using SSL VPN and optimization technologies. Access is provided as part of an enterprise deployment of F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager, Edge Gateway, or FirePass SSL-VPN solutions.  BIG-IP Edge Client for iOS Features:

Provides accelerated mobile access when used with F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway.

Automatically roams between networks to stay connected on the go.

Full Layer 3 network access to all your enterprise applications and files.

I loaded it yesterday on my devices without a hitch.
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Related:

• iDo Declare: iPhone with BIG-IP
• F5 Announces Two BIG-IP Apps Now Available at the App Store
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Client App
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Portal App
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Client Users Guide
• iTunes App Store
• Securing iPhone and iPad Access to Corporate Web Applications – F5 Technical Brief
• Audio Tech Brief - Secure iPhone Access to Corporate Web Applications

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RSA2011 - BIG-IP Edge Client on iPad

I meet with Andy Oehler, Product Manager for F5's Secure Access Solutions who demos the BIG-IP Edge Client for the Apple iPad.

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Resources:

• F5 YouTube Channel
• F5 Announces Two BIG-IP Apps Now Available at the App Store
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Client App
• F5 BIG-IP Edge Portal App
• Audio Tech Brief - Secure iPhone Access to Corporate Web Applications

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