Permissions are the core of Android application security and this chapter covered permissions in detail. We learned the four permission protection levels, how to protect the components with permissions, and how to define new permissions. Awareness and understanding of the permission model is essential both for developers and users of an Android phone. Now that we are armed with the knowledge of components, inter-component communication and permissions, let's march to the next chapter and learn how to define an application's policy file.
Android Application Security Essentials
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Android Application Security Essentials
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Overview of this book
In today's techno-savvy world, more and more parts of our lives are going digital, and all this information is accessible anytime and anywhere using mobile devices. It is of the utmost importance that you understand and implement security in your apps that will reduce the likelihood of hazards that will wreck your users' experience.
"Android Application Security Essentials" takes a deep look into Android security from kernel to the application level, with practical hands-on examples, illustrations, and everyday use cases. This book will show you how to overcome the challenge of getting the security of your applications right.
"Android Application Security Essentials" will show you how to secure your Android applications and data. It will equip you with tricks and tips that will come in handy as you develop your applications.We will start by learning the overall security architecture of the Android stack. Securing components with permissions, defining security in a manifest file, cryptographic algorithms and protocols on the Android stack, secure storage, security focused testing, and protecting enterprise data on your device is then also discussed in detail. You will also learn how to be security-aware when integrating newer technologies like NFC and mobile payments into your Android applications.
At the end of this book, you will understand Android security at the system level all the way to the nitty-gritty details of application security for securing your Android applications.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Android Application Security Essentials
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
The Android Security Model – the Big Picture
Application Building Blocks
Permissions
Defining the Application's Policy File
Respect Your Users
Your Tools – Crypto APIs
Securing Application Data
Android in the Enterprise
Testing for Security
Looking into the Future
Index
Customer Reviews