Client applications can make use of native HTTPS services to connect to the server.
The HTTP(S) channel supports a reverse proxy that is used to forward the request from the client in a public network to the SAP Mobile Server located inside a corporate network.
The OData SDK provides functionality required for parsing, caching and persistency to the application. Every time an application has to fetch data from the back-end system, it can make use of native HTTP(s) APIs with which it can connect to the HTTP channel. Using specific request header formats to establish the connection.
For more information on using this channel, see Developer Guide: REST API Applications.