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Android Application Security Essentials

You're reading from   Android Application Security Essentials Security has been a bit of a hot topic with Android so this guide is a timely way to ensure your apps are safe. Includes everything from Android security architecture to safeguarding mobile payments.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849515603
Length 218 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pragati Rai Pragati Rai
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Preface 1. The Android Security Model – the Big Picture FREE CHAPTER 2. Application Building Blocks 3. Permissions 4. Defining the Application's Policy File 5. Respect Your Users 6. Your Tools – Crypto APIs 7. Securing Application Data 8. Android in the Enterprise 9. Testing for Security 10. Looking into the Future 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...
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