Application security for the Android platform

With the Android platform fast becoming a target of malicious hackers, application security is crucial. This concise book provides the knowledge you need to design and implement robust, rugged, and secure apps for any Android device. You'll learn how to identify and manage the risks inherent in your design, and work to minimize a hacker's opportunity to compromise your app and steal user data. How is the Android platform structured to handle security? What services and tools are available to help you protect data? Up until now, no single resource has provided this vital information. With this guide, you'll learn how to address real threats to your app, whether or not you have previous experience with security issues. Examine Android's architecture and security model, and how it isolates the filesystem and database Learn how to use Android permissions and restricted system APIs Explore Android component types, and learn how to secure communications in a multi-tier app Use cryptographic tools to protect data stored on an Android device Secure the data transmitted from the device to other parties, including the servers that interact with your app.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- Application Security: Why You Should Care -- The Current State of Mobile Application Security on Android -- Security: Risk = Vulnerability + Threat + Consequences -- Evolution of Information Security: Why Applications Matter the Most -- Your Role: Protect the Data -- Secure Software Development Techniques -- Unique Characteristics of Android -- Moving On -- 2.Android Architecture -- Introduction to the Android Architecture -- The Linux Security Model -- The Resulting Android Security Model -- Application Signing, Attribution, and Attestation -- Process Design -- Android Filesystem Isolation -- Android Preferences and Database Isolation -- Moving up the Layers to System API and Component Permissions -- 3.Application Permissions -- Android Permission Basics -- Using Restricted System APIs and the User Experience -- Custom Permissions -- 4.Component Security and Permissions -- The Types of Android Components

Note continued: Intercomponent Signaling Using Intents -- Public and Private Components -- Imposing Restrictions on Access to Components -- Securing Activities -- Securing Services -- Securing Content Providers -- Securing Broad…