Questions tagged [mobile-app]
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MobSF Android Activity APK Pentest
it is my first time with MobSF and Android APK assessment. I have found something while testing a specific APK and I am trying to understand the concept behind it:
Under HARDCODED_SECRETS in MobSF, ...
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Are there IoT devices that send data home despite blocked internet connection (with the detour via bluetooth on the phone)?
I am increasingly buying IoT aka smart devices for my household.
All these devices need to be connected to WLAN and proprietary app (via bluetooth on iPhone). I do this initial step, but then block ...
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Mobile App Security for Spotify [closed]
This is a little bit crazy.
A long time ago, I created a Spotify account using Facebook credentials.
A few years ago, I stopped my premium subscription, deleted Spotify from all devices and didn't ...
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If software use encryption to protect one from ISP providers and other parties from snooping, how does this apply to browser software, esp. on mobile?
I believe the title says it all.
As an example, let's say I use the Brave browser on a phone.
From my understanding, all legitimate apps or computer software that connect to the Internet have some ...
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How to deal with targeted attacks from publisher when verifying the integrity of native applications and validating their source code?
I am trying to reason about how native apps can avoid the problems web apps have in dealing with the "Browser Cryptography Chicken and Egg" problem, which has been discussed numerous times ...
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How to Scan Firebase Database?
I have the APK of an application and analyzed it using MobSF static analysis. It says the application talks with Firebase Database and provides a URL.
Obviously, the URL is not accessible.
I am new to ...
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How to use TokenAuthentication in mobile apps?
I'm working on a mobile application, using django rest-framework as backend, and I'd like to archive the maximum security possible.
Now when the user log-in with email and password I generate a token, ...
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Downside of resource owner password flow for native mobile apps?
I have seen some similar questions a few years old and I am not sure if there are any new changing views on this.
I see that this flow is not recommended for mobile native apps. What are the practical ...
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Security of in-app Forgot Password workflow in Xamarin (Mobile App) without using a website
I decided to implement "forgotten password" functionality, without having to create a website just for that. The usual workflow that I've seen for any app is:
User requests password reset
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What's the threat model of mobile security? [closed]
When reading about mobile security, the attacker is often assumed to have root access to the device, so as to patch the application or proxy all network traffic.
I see that such applications may have ...
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Why would a bus ticketing app require an Internet connection when you board the bus?
The bus company that I use (Arriva UK) is trying to persuade passengers to switch from buying paper tickets to tickets stored on their app. They are particularly pushing this for 'bus passes': tickets ...
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Protecting a PWA authentication token on a public kiosk device
I have a use case where I need a factory-reset tablet device to install and run a simple Progressive Web Application (PWA). The tablet will be mounted on a wall inside a company building that may host ...
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Pornographic image in Wikipedia app
I opened up the Wikipedia app on my iPhone today and saw that the featured article on the main page was on “Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor”. However, the image displayed for the article was a closeup ...
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Man-in-the-Middle Mobile (e.g. Android) Application Tool
I'm trying to MITM an Android application but I cannot get it to work properly. Usually, I'm using Burp for those kind of attacks, which allows me to intercept and decrypt HTTPS traffic. (Assuming the ...
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Will GPS spoofing + VPN on mobile hide location?
Suppose I turn on "developer" mode on my Android mobile phone and install a professional GPS spoofing app and a professional VPN app. Developer mode will allow the GPS spoofing app to ...
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Is certificate pinning enough to protect client (native mobile app) - server communication?
My use case is the following: I want to create an app with React Native that I can deploy on both iOS and Android.
The app should consume an RSS feed (https call) from the server but there is no need ...
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Is 2FA a false sense of extra security on a mobile phone?
I understand that 2FA increases security if you are using two different devices, for instance a computer and a mobile phone.
I fail to understand how these security measurements help if you are doing ...
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How do mobile apps share details with each other to show customized ads
My question is more towards how this is implemented. I mean do they expose apis to each other or store data at a common place to be accessed by others. Please excuse me if it seems too naive.
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Designing a user session API for both mobile and web clients
I'm currently working on a project. The apis on the backend will support both mobile and web clients. I'm attempting to design a user management flow for both clients and a bit confused about how to ...
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Repackaging Mobile app which resists repackaging
I tried repackaging an Android app but after installation, when I launch that app, the app crashes immediately.
This is the exception I am getting when I decompile this application using apktool and ...
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Insecure Binary protection iOS Pentest Report
Thirdparty pentest company reported their findings in our iOS app.
In the report explanation for this vulnerability is
Apple provides default encryption for applications; however, the encryption ...
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MSTG-ARCH-7: All security controls have a centralized implementation
In the OWASP Mobile Application Security Checklist there is a requirement MSTG-ARCH-7 which reads: "All security controls have a centralized implementation".
Now I'm struggling a bit by what ...
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Deauthorization Bug in messenger application - How serious is this?
My question refers to a behavior on a production system with more than 100 million chat users.
Some time ago I changed my account password and removed all devices connected to my account.
The next day ...
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What questions are useful to scope a mobile app pen test?
When arranging a pen test it's common practice to ask the client a set of questions, and use the answers either as the basis for further discussions, or to directly provide a test plan and quotation.
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Securing a read-only REST service for mobile access
I am writing a mobile app that uses a read only REST service that sits behind our company firewall. The actual data supplied by the REST service is not private but I am concerned with a hacker using ...
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Security concern on locally stored authentication token
It is a common method on mobile applications to allow users to bypass authentication process by verifying a locally stored token (previously authenticated) on device.
This is to strike a balance ...
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How to secure a mobile app against its user?
I have created a mobile application that monitors the accelerometer activity and based on that it rewards the user if a specific pattern is observed. How I can secure the application against the user ...
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How can I prevent my server from receiving requests for a modified application? [duplicate]
I am developing an android application and in the future also for IOS, and I use a server in PHP.
Is it possible for my server to know the source of the application sending the requests?
For example,...
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What is the use case of request signing in this mobile app?
The API of a mobile app I was testing is sending the AWS AccessKeyId and SecretKey used for request signing from the AWS Cognito server unencrypted (apart from the regular TLS encryption). Making it ...
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