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List of trusted CA in android?

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android

https

ssl

i would like to know which Certification Authorities are "allowed" on android..

Since i'm going to buy a ssl certificate i would like to understand if i'll get some problems in android using it.

Thanks

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Andrea Baccega Avatar asked Sep 23 '10 09:09

Andrea Baccega


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2 Answers

This list http://www.andreabaccega.com/blog/2010/09/23/android-root-certification-authorities-list/ helps me solve the problem described here: Apache HttpClient on Android producing CertPathValidatorException (IssuerName != SubjectName)

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Jeff Tang Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 20:10

Jeff Tang


You can download certs from android device or emulator http://www.setupmobile.se/?p=78 and then check whether it contains needed root ca

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kreker Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 18:10

kreker