Can you limit Perspective access to the app only

bmeyers · February 19, 2025, 4:14pm

Is it possible to limit access to a Perspective access to only the app when on mobile? I want to prevent browser access from mobile devices.

Thanks in advance.

dkhayes117 · February 19, 2025, 4:29pm

I don't think you can. Do you have control over the devices used to run the project? I assume it would need to be implemented at the device level.

bmeyers · February 19, 2025, 4:34pm

Not direct control. It is a bit of a weird situation due to scope creep. The device id reports android or ios when using the app but reports browser when using a browser.

The problem is I want to allow access from a browser from a normal desktop.

But it seems like Ignition can't differentiate between the browser on a phone and the browser on a desktop without implementing some sort of hostname lookup.

Brandon_Peterson · February 19, 2025, 4:44pm

Maybe look into the userAgent property of the device session property?
Device Properties

bmeyers · February 19, 2025, 5:07pm

Android Browser

Desktop Browser

I think we can work with this. Thanks for the help.

PGriffith · February 19, 2025, 6:26pm

Note that the user agent is not a remotely reliable indicator and can be readily spoofed - it's just an arbitrary string sent by the client.

Fine for obfuscation, not a replacement for actual security.