Mobile Application Security Assessment Tools

Mobile Application Security Assessment Tools

Mobile Application Security Assessment Tools, also known as “Mobile App SAT” are Android/iOS and Applications testing tools that perform in-depth targeted analysis to identify bugs/security vulnerabilities or reverse-engineer source code, with an aim of improving security of the Operating Systems (OS) or Mobile Applications installed in them.

1. MobiSec – This is a Live Environment Mobile Testing open source software used by security researchers and mobile app Pentesters to identify vulnerabilities in Android and iOS devices and mobile applications. MobiSec can be installed and used in a Virtual Machine or burned in a USB flash drive or DVD.

2. Androick – This is a tool used to perform forensics on android devices and applications. The tool is developed in Python and provides options to download apk (app), data, permissions, manifests, databases and logs for forensic assessments.

3. Frida – This is a tool developed to work on multiple platforms including Android and iOS, and whose purpose is to assess mobile apps by deep analysis and reverse engineering.

4. Drozer – This is an Android security assessment tool that provides a ssecurity audit and attack framework to find, test and exploit vulnerabilities in applications. Drozer ensures best asssessments by interacting with the underlying Android OS as well as apps’ IPC endpoints and the Dalvik VM. Drozer can be installed directly on a device or a virtual machine for assessments.

 

 

Mobile Application Security Assessment Tools
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