Secure App Choices

Installing and running software from untrusted sources puts system and data security at risk. IGEL OS helps protect devices by only accepting cryptographically signed app packages.

IGEL considers the following app sources secure. Their signatures are accepted by IGEL OS by default:

• IGEL-built apps from [app.igel.com]
  (Author: IGEL Technology GmbH)

• Apps from IGEL Ready developers from [app.igel.com]
  (Built by IGEL Ready partners and security-reviewed by IGEL)

Use caution when working with apps from the IGEL App Creator Portal:

• Apps you build yourself
  If you use a script from the community, review the script and verify which binaries it downloads and from where.

• Apps built by a trusted contact
  Trust decisions about App Creator Portal users are at your discretion.

To use these apps securely:

• Import the app creator’s certificate into UMS as a file of type App Signing Certificate.

• Assign the certificate file to the target device(s) to allow IGEL OS to trust apps signed with that certificate.

For instructions, see: Registering Files on the IGEL UMS Server