Data flow: Sending and receiving work data from a BlackBerry Dynamics app using BlackBerry Dynamics Direct Connect

This data flow describes how data travels when a BlackBerry Dynamics app accesses an application or content server in your organization using BlackBerry Dynamics Direct Connect in its most basic configuration. In this configuration, the BlackBerry Proxy server is directly accessible to the Internet on port 17533. Installation of a BlackBerry Connectivity Node is recommended when configuring BlackBerry Proxy servers for Direct Connect. For other configuration options, see Deployment options.

Direct Connect data flow

  1. The user opens a BlackBerry Dynamics app to access work data.
  2. The BlackBerry Dynamics app establishes a TLS connection to the BlackBerry Proxy server on port 17533.
  3. BlackBerry Proxy authenticates to the BlackBerry Dynamics app using its server certificate. BlackBerry Proxy validates the app using a MAC key with a session key known only to BlackBerry Proxy and the app.
  4. The BlackBerry Dynamics app creates a connection to the app server behind the firewall inside the previous connection. When the secure end-to-end connection is established, work data can travel between the device and application or content servers behind the firewall using BlackBerry Proxy.