SSL

docomo

• will not send i-mode ID when accessing SSL pages
• when on an ssl page, will not display images coming from other urls (even subdomains!)
  • this limitation has been lifted for 2.0 browsers

• Official documentation

• will display warning with self signed certificate

au

• handsets with UP.browser version less than 6.2_0 do not render UTF-8 ssl-pages properly. Only shift_jis is supported.

• won't work at all with self signed certificates

SoftBank

• 3G handsets will do end-to-end ssl only when accessing an https url directly (via email link, qrcode etc..)
• all secure (not self signed etc) https links are rewritten to secure.softbank.ne.jp by the SB gateway (don't ask us why....)

• this "feature" is documented here and in the HTTP編 pdf

• will display warning with self signed certificate

Certificates

• see carriers lists for available root certificates
• wildcard certificates will not work

• comodo offers free trial ssl certificates

  • docomo F-08A and au W52S worked

  • SoftBank 823T displayed warning

  • au W41CA displayed error

Categories: Mobile Development