Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Learning Pentesting for Android Devices
Android's popularity makes it a prime target for attacks, which is why this tutorial is so essential. It takes you from security basics to forensics and penetration testing in easy, user-friendly steps.
This is an easy-to-follow guide, full of hands-on and real-world examples of applications. Each of the vulnerabilities discussed in the book is accompanied with the practical approach to the vulnerability, and the underlying security issue. This book is intended for all those who are looking to get started in Android security or Android application penetration testing. You don’t need to be an Android developer to learn from this book, but it is highly recommended that developers have some experience in order to learn how to create secure applications for Android.
What you will learn
Understand the basics of Android Security Architecture and Permission Model Bypassing Use and explore Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Study the internals of an Android application from a security viewpoint Learn to reverse an Android application Perform the Traffic Analysis on Android devices Dive into the concepts of Android forensics and data acquisition Acquire the knowledge of Application Level vulnerabilities and exploitation such as Webkit-Based Exploitation, Root Exploits, and Use After free vulnerabilities Write a penetration testing report for an Android application auditing project