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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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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

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

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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.

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