I filed an enhancement request a while ago to expose VPN service
infrastructure through public API:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8915

The request has not received much attention so far.

On Jan 7, 12:53 am, Vivek Madathil <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know the following:
>
> Android provides a VPN manager class that supports creation of VPN
> profiles (for PPTP, L2TP, L2TP/IPSec PSK VPN & L2TP/IPSec CRT VPN).
> The package is avaiable under [platform/frameworks/base.git] / vpn /
> java / android / net / vpn / VpnManager.java ]. I presume this is a
> hidden class and the VPN Manager interfaces are not exported for 3rd
> party applications. However, the system settings application uses the
> VPN Manager intefaces.
>
> What are the reasons why the VPN manager interfaces are not exported
> at the android application manager interfaces ?.
>
> Can any OEM add custom APIs for VPN Manager support (ofcourse in the
> namespace of the relevant organization). Can they reuse VPN manager
> interfaces for the same ?. Will it imapct CTS ?.
>
> BR,
> vivek.

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