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Android Application Security Essentials

By : Pragati Rai
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Android Application Security Essentials

By: Pragati Rai

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
Index

Example checklist


In this section, I have tried to put together an example list that I suggest you refer to whenever you are ready to release a version of your application. This is a very general version and you should adapt it according to your own use case and components. When creating a checklist think about issues that relate to the entire application, those that are specific to a component, and issues that might come up by setting the component and application specification together.

Application level

In this section, I have listed some questions that you should be asking yourself as you define the application specific preferences. They may affect how your application is viewed, stored, and perceived by users. Some application level questions that you may like to ask are as follows:

  • Do you want to share resources with other applications that you have developed?

    • Did you specify the unique user ID?

    • Did you define this unique ID for another application either intentionally or unintentionally...