Application security

Building Cryptographically Secure Cloud Applications

1. Introduction to the Problem Crypton is an open-source project provided by SpiderOak with the purpose of solving privacy and security problems through clou

IOS Application Security Part 30 - Attacking URL schemes

In this article, we will look at how we can use a feature in iOS named url schemes to exploit an application. URL schemes are used by applications to communi

Applied SSL in Dot NET - Volume 2 –Installation, Testing

The first volume of this series addressed the hypothesis of the secure socket layer (SSL) in the context of .NET based websites. We have obtained a thorough

Getting started with Damn Vulnerable iOS Application

In this article, I will write about how to get started with Damn Vulnerable iOS Application. Damn Vulnerable iOS App (DVIA) is an iOS application that I wrot

The Importance of Session Regeneration

1. Introduction Users of web applications are recognized by session IDs. That's why it's obvious that session management is an important subject. Session man

Android application security testing guide: Part 1

Android is a Linux kernel mobile platform that has been popular throughout its existence on a huge variety of devices, especially mobile smartphones. Most or

Limiting Automated Access

Automated tools are used to carry out many security attacks to online services. There are different protection mechanisms to narrow down such attacks and one

C# Compiler Development

Introduction This article elaborates the complete life cycle of making a custom interactive C# compiler, much like one of an existing CSC.exe. It is hard to

Hacking android apps using backup techniques

In the previous article, we had an introduction on how to analyze Android application-specific data using Android backup techniques. This article builds on t

IOS Application Security Part 29 - Insecure or Broken Cryptography

In this article we will look at an example of Insecure or Broken Cryptography which is a common vulnerability found in most IOS applications. This vulnerabil