Configuring additional custom mobile app security for Pega Infinity Mobile Client

Increase the security of your custom mobile apps by configuring automatic app locks, and by adding convenient and secure mechanisms to unlock them.

  1. In the header of Dev Studio, click the name of your current application, and then click Channels and interfaces.
  2. Choose the app for which you want to configure protection:
    Option Description
    New app In the Create new channel interface section, click Mobile, and then click the Configuration tab.
    Existing app
    1. In the Current channel interfaces section, click the icon that represents your existing mobile app, and then click Modify build.
    2. Click the Configuration tab.
  3. On the Configuration tab, expand the Security section, and then select the Enable additional app protection check box.
  4. Choose how to unlock a custom mobile app by configuring one of the following options:
    Option Description
    Device lock Click Enable device lock.
    Custom pin Click Enable custom pin.

    Configure a custom PIN to use 4-12 digits. After the first successful sign-in, the user can choose a custom PIN.
    Custom pin with biometrics Click Enable custom pin, and then select the Enable biometrics check box.
  5. Optional: To lock the app after it runs in the background for a period of time, select the Enable interaction timeout check box and enter the timeout.
  6. Optional: To lock the app after a period of time since the last authentication, select the Enable maximum login time period check box and enter the timeout.
  7. Click Save.