Code security of mobile backup modules on the Android platform

Since more and more third-party Android applications integrate backup services, the security issues of mobile backup modules are critical. By studying how widely these backup services were being used in the Android applications, the differences of code security about four mainstream Android backup S...

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Main Authors: Jiao LIANG, Wu LIU, Wei-li HAN, Xiao-yang WANG, Si-yu GAN, Shuo SHEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: POSTS&TELECOM PRESS Co., LTD 2017-01-01
Series:网络与信息安全学报
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Online Access:http://www.cjnis.com.cn/thesisDetails#10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2017.00132
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description Since more and more third-party Android applications integrate backup services, the security issues of mobile backup modules are critical. By studying how widely these backup services were being used in the Android applications, the differences of code security about four mainstream Android backup SDK were investigated. After analyzing and comparing the usages, protocols and API functions of these SDK. Based on the above findings and three reported security issues of mobile backup services, the countermeasures for third-party application developers were suggested to securely call the SDK of mobile backup services.
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spellingShingle Jiao LIANG
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Code security of mobile backup modules on the Android platform
网络与信息安全学报
mobile cloud storage
code security
backup services
SDK
title Code security of mobile backup modules on the Android platform
title_full Code security of mobile backup modules on the Android platform
title_fullStr Code security of mobile backup modules on the Android platform
title_full_unstemmed Code security of mobile backup modules on the Android platform
title_short Code security of mobile backup modules on the Android platform
title_sort code security of mobile backup modules on the android platform
topic mobile cloud storage
code security
backup services
SDK
url http://www.cjnis.com.cn/thesisDetails#10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2017.00132
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