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Developing Secure Mobile Applications for Android

Developing Secure Mobile Applications for Android. http://www.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC_Securing_Android_Apps.pdf CS 595 James Zachary Howland. Background. Designed with security in mind Data sharing must be done explicitly Potentially harmful applications are limited by user

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Developing Secure Mobile Applications for Android

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  1. Developing Secure Mobile Applications for Android http://www.isecpartners.com/files/iSEC_Securing_Android_Apps.pdfCS 595James Zachary Howland

  2. Background • Designed with security in mind • Data sharing must be done explicitly • Potentially harmful applications are limited by user • Every application is its own user • Applications are signed by developers • Uses manifest to specify permissions

  3. Intents and Pending Intents • What are Intents? • Bad Data and Intent Filters • Callbacks should probably use PendingIntents

  4. Activities • Allow code reuse • Intent Filter note • Security concerns

  5. Broadcasts • Allows components to communicate • Sensitive data • Sticky Broadcasts

  6. Services • Secure calls into Services

  7. Content Providers and File Access • Permission Style • Avoiding SQL Injection • Nothing should be world-writable • SD Card

  8. Binders • What are Binders? • Security

  9. Conclusion • Android developed with security in mind • Very specific methods for IPC • Keep It Simple

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