MAM SDK overview

With the move away from the MDX Toolkit, the MAM SDK replaces areas of MDX functionalities not covered by the iOS and Android platforms. Rather than wrapping third-party apps using the MDX Service or MDX Toolkit, you instead create apps using the MAM SDK. This method of developing apps allows you to call on the APIs directly instead of relying on a wrapper. For more information about the MAM SDK APIs, see the developer documentation for Mobile Application Integration.

For information about the latest releases of MAM SDK, see the What’s New in GitHub.

For information about MDX Tookit that is no longer supported, see MDX Toolkit.

The MAM SDK is available for:

• iOS:
  • Cordova
  • Xamarin
  • Objective C/Swift
• Android:
  • Java
  • Cordova
  • Xamarin

Note:

The MAM SDK doesn’t currently support the Citrix Identity Platform.

To use MAM SDK, follow these steps:

1. Download the relevant MAM SDK from Assets in GitHub.
2. Extract the files you downloaded and place them in your development folder.
3. Develop your apps and call on the appropriate APIs. For information about the APIs available as part of the MAM SDK, see the developer documentation for Mobile Application Integration.

4. The MDX files are generated automatically for iOS and Android as part of the build process.

   For more information about automatically generating the MDX file for the respective iOS MAM SDKs, see the following sections:

   • Implementing the Compliance library into your application
   • Implementing the Containment library into your application
   • Implementing the Local Authentication library into your application
   • Implementing the micro VPN library into your application

   For more information about automatically generating the MDX file for the respective Android MAM SDKs, see the following sections:

   • Setting up the Citrix micro VPN plug-in for Android Native
   • Setting up the Citrix micro VPN plug-in for Cordova
   • Setting up the Citrix micro VPN plug-in for Xamarin

   For more information about manually generating the MDX file for the respective MAM SDKs, see the following section:

   • Generate and update an MDX file

   For more information about manually generating the MDX file for the respective MAM SDKs, see the following sections:

   • Generate and update an MDX file for Android Native
   • Generate and update an MDX file for Cordova Android
   • Generate and update an MDX file for Xamarin Android
5. Upload the MDX file to the Endpoint Management console as described in the Apps article.
   • You can also distribute iOS apps through Apple Volume Purchase. For more information on this distribution method, see Apple Volume Purchase.
   • Similarly, you can distribute apps through Android Enterprise. For more information on distributing apps through Android Enterprise, see Providing Citrix mobile productivity apps to Android Enterprise users.

   Note:

   When you use the MAM SDK, you do not need to wrap apps.

Third-party app policies for iOS and Android

The following table displays third-party policies you can integrate in your iOS and Android app using the MAM SDK. In the table, X indicates only the device policies supported as part of the MAM SDK. For Android Enterprise policies labeled as Use platform, check the device policy in the Endpoint Management platform to verify that you can add the policy.

For more information about the MAM SDK libraries, see the developer documentation for Mobile Application Integration.