Apple on Wednesday informed developers that it has extended
the deadline by which apps submitted to the various App Stores will required to
use App Transport Security (ATS), a standard introduced in iOS 9 and OS X 10.11.
According to Apple Developer, ATS, first introduced in iOS 9
and OS X v10.11, will now not become mandatory for apps to support by the 1
January 2017. Instead, Apple has decided to give developers
"additional time to prepare" for the switch and so has extended the
original deadline.
Although ATS is switched on by default in Apple's development toolset, developers currently have the option of deactivating the feature. During this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, however, the company said it would begin enforcing ATS support starting Jan. 1, 2017.
Although ATS is switched on by default in Apple's development toolset, developers currently have the option of deactivating the feature. During this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, however, the company said it would begin enforcing ATS support starting Jan. 1, 2017.
ATS is a feature of Apple's iOS and OS X operating systems
which ensure that applications do not load resources over HTTP connections,
which are not secure and may be eavesdropped on by attackers. Instead, ATS
requires that resources are loaded through HTTPS, a secure communication
protocol often used by other services including online banks and e-commerce
websites which encrypts data through Transport Layer Security Layer (TLS).
Currently, ATS is enabled by default but app developers do
have the option of disabling the feature.
Apple has not announced an expected timeline for ATS
integration, saying only that developers will be updated when a new deadline is
confirmed. No new deadline has been set for developers to
utilize ATS, but the iPad and iPhone maker has promised an update when a new
date has been confirmed.
Source : Apple Developer
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