18.6. Recommended Security Policy for GSM/UMTS Devices

The MIDP Specification defines the security model and mechanisms to determine whether applications can be trusted, and for them to request specific permissions. The specification does not mandate a specific policy or how those mechanisms are used. The Recommended Security Policy for GSM/UMTS Devices (see the MIDP Specification version 2.0) describes a policy recommended by the GSM operators. The purpose of the policy is to allow consistent application behavior across GSM and UMTS devices and networks.

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