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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 (12 chapters)
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Index

Summary

Security testing is a relatively young field. Patterns and testing strategies are still developing and security is being recognized as an important benchmark for identifying app weaknesses and improving app quality. In this chapter, we have put together our learning from all the previous chapters and used it to define test cases for our application. This is only a start and you should define test cases, as you deem appropriate for your use case.

We began with an overview of testing fundamentals. Then, we discussed the six pillars of security around which we designed our test cases. Some sample test cases were discussed that should provide you with a base for testing your application. And then we closed the chapter with a discussion of resources and tools that you could use for security-focused testing.

Let us now march to the last chapter of the book and see what is new and happening in the Android space that challenges our security basics.