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MOBILE APPLICATION PEN
TESTING
HOW TO GET STARTED IN
WHY PEN TEST MOBILE
APPLICATIONS?
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES YOU’LL FACE WHEN TESTING MOBILE APPLICATIONS
▸ Mobile OS software versions
▸ There are a lot of tools available
▸ A lot of online material to sift through -> Where to start?
▸ Some challenges have little or no tools, solutions or online
information
EXAMPLE:
A MOBILE APP THAT USES A
COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
OTHER THAN HTTP OR HTTPS
MOBILE APPLICATION PEN
TESTING
STEPS FOR STARTING IN
CHOOSE AN OS
STEP 1
LEARN ABOUT OS
ARCHITECTURE
STEP 2
STATIC VS. DYNAMIC TESTING
STEP 3
VIRTUAL VS. REAL DEVICE
STEP 4
ROOT OR JAILBREAK DEVICE
STEP 5
CAPTURE TRAFFIC
STEP 6
DIVE RIGHT IN
STEP 7
EXAMPLES OF FOUND
VULNERABILITIES
EXAMPLES OF VULNERABILITIES
VULNERABILITIES I’VE FOUND DURING MOBILE PEN TESTS
▸ private certificate found on device
▸ database with unencrypted passwords
▸ list of all users in the app
▸ bypassing game restrictions
▸ public IP for database servers
SOME TIPS
TIPS
HELPFUL LINKS & COURSES
▸ OWASP Mobile Pen Testing Guide
▸ SANS 575: Mobile Device Security and Ethical Hacking
▸ Infosec institute blog
▸ Conference talk videos
▸ Conferences - almost every conference now has talks on mobile
security
▸ The Andro2 VM image is nice for Android because it has all
tools installed

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