Dutch bank ASN blocks non-Google Android devices
The gist
Users report Dutch bank ASN's app now requires Google's remote attestation for Wero payments.
The claim is disputed, and it affects people running Google-free Android systems.
How it unfolded
- Jul 14, 2022A compatibility report for the ASN Bank app (version 2.40.2, Netherlands) was opened on the PrivSec-dev banking-apps-compat-report GitHub repository.
- Aug 12, 2022A commenter reported the ASN app also worked on a Pixel 6 Pro without Google Play and Google Play Services installed.
- Aug 21, 2022The issue was closed as completed.
Key terms
- remote attestation
- A security process where hardware and software prove a device's integrity to a remote party using cryptographic keys.
- Wero
- A European digital wallet and instant account-to-account payment service developed by the European Payments Initiative.
- iDEAL
- A Dutch e-commerce payment system for online banking, now owned by the European Payments Initiative.
Source: Wikipedia