Application Security for the Android Platform: Processes Permissions and Other Safeguards-Jeff Six PDF Download

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

Author: Six, Jeff
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Application Security for the Android Platform: Processes, Permissions, and Other Safeguards
Pages: 00114 (Unencrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2011-12-01
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781449315078
Lib Category: Mobile computing
Lib Category: Application software - Development
Category: Computers : Programming - General