OWASP/mastg
Mastg
The Mobile Application Security Testing Guide is a comprehensive framework and technical resource designed for the assessment of mobile software security. It provides a structured collection of requirements and methodologies to identify vulnerabilities and security flaws in mobile applications prior to their deployment.
The project distinguishes itself by integrating reverse engineering techniques with standardized testing procedures to evaluate application logic and binary structures. It supports both Android and iOS platforms, utilizing threat-model-driven methodologies to ensure that security assessments are aligned with identified attack vectors and established industry frameworks.
The framework covers a broad range of security verification capabilities, including static analysis of source code and binaries, dynamic instrumentation for real-time assessment, and environment-isolated sandboxing. These procedures allow for the systematic investigation of application architectures and the verification of security controls against consistent evaluation criteria.
Features
- Security Testing Methodologies - Serves as the primary comprehensive framework for verifying mobile application security through standardized testing and assessment techniques.
- Mobile Security Tools - Provides a comprehensive framework for evaluating mobile software vulnerabilities through standardized testing and reverse engineering.
- Security Assessment Frameworks - Provides a structured collection of technical requirements and testing methodologies for identifying security flaws in mobile software.
- Security Assessment Methodologies - Provides structured methodologies for analyzing Android applications to identify security risks and verify compliance.
- iOS Security Auditing - Provides security review methodologies for iOS applications to detect vulnerabilities and ensure data protection.
- Reverse Engineering Guides - Provides technical guidance on analyzing mobile application binaries to uncover security vulnerabilities and logic flaws.
- Vulnerability Research - Investigates mobile application architectures to discover and document security weaknesses using professional research methodologies.
- Verification Procedures - Provides technical procedures to verify mobile security controls against standardized requirements before production deployment.
- Reverse Engineering Tools - Provides techniques for decompiling and disassembling mobile binaries to reconstruct logic and identify hidden vulnerabilities.
- Threat Modeling - Structures security assessments around identified attack vectors and adversary paths to ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Sandbox and Isolation - Utilizes isolated runtime environments to safely execute and observe mobile application behavior during security testing.
- Dynamic Binary Instrumentation - Provides methodologies for hooking into running mobile application processes to intercept function calls and modify memory state for security assessment.
- Static Analysis - Includes procedures for analyzing mobile source code and binary structures to identify security flaws without runtime execution.
- Security Requirement Frameworks - Defines standardized security requirements and evaluation criteria for consistent mobile application assessment.
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