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Last updated: September 5, 2026

Direct NetBox connection

The current app architecture connects directly from your Android device to the NetBox server URL that you configure. Medicw Limited does not currently operate a relay server for your NetBox API traffic.

API credentials

A NetBox API token is required to connect. After a successful connection test, the token can be stored locally. The stored token is encrypted with AES-GCM using a key generated and held by Android Keystore. The plaintext token is not written to SharedPreferences.

Cached infrastructure data

To support field work when connectivity is poor, the app stores recently accessed NetBox object summaries and inspected details in its private local database. Cached content may include infrastructure information such as device names, sites, racks, IP addresses, serial numbers, asset tags and related NetBox metadata.

Android application backup is disabled. The app provides controls to forget saved credentials and clear the local cache for the configured NetBox server. Clearing Android app storage or uninstalling the app also removes its local data.

Camera and barcode scanning

Camera access is requested only when you open the label scanner. Barcode recognition uses a bundled ML Kit model and is processed on-device. The current app does not intentionally upload camera frames to Medicw Limited or a Medicw-operated service.

Analytics, advertising and accounts

The current beta build does not include advertising, analytics, a crash-reporting SDK, or a developer-operated user account system. These statements apply to the current beta architecture and will be re-audited before any future shipping build if dependencies change.

Network security

Release builds require HTTPS. The app trusts Android system certificate authorities and certificate authorities that the user explicitly installs in Android's user certificate store, supporting private/internal PKI deployments. Local HTTP is enabled only in debug builds used for development and testing.

Contact

Privacy questions: tech@up.ac.cn.

This is an independent third-party client beta and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NetBox Labs.