Introduction

Scope

This document serves as a guide for the 3DS SDK integrator of the Netcetera Android 3DS SDK, providing details how the SDK should be configured and integrated into an Android application or library.

Please check the release notes pages for detailed release notes about the current and previous versions of the Netcetera Android 3DS SDK.

System Requirements

Requirement Description
Android 5 (API Level 21) Minimum Android version of the app that this SDK can be integrated in.

Deliveries

The Netcetera Android 3DS SDK is developed as standard Android Library and delivered as single AAR artefact with corresponding Maven POM file that list all of the dependencies of the Android 3DS SDK.

The full delivery package includes:

  • Android 3DS SDK
  • Android 3DS SDK API Javadoc
  • Maven POM describing dependencies
  • License file
  • Integration Guide document for the SDK
  • Netcetera Merchant Demo app - sample requestor app
  • Guide for the demo app

Versioning and Update Policy

The Netcetera Android 3DS SDK follows the software versioning convention. The releases have semantic versioning scheme, meaning the version name will be composed of PROTOCOL.MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.

  • PROTOCOL - major protocol version, i.e. 2
  • MAJOR - new features
  • MINOR - improvements
  • PATCH - bug or security fix

It is recommended that the 3DS Requestor App always use the latest available version of the SDK.

Supporting documentation

Relevant documents that are specific to the EMV 3-D Secure protocol and could be used in conjunction with this guide:

Disclaimer

Information in this document is provided as it is. All representations, statements, opinions and proposals are to the best of our present knowledge.