Small Changes, Big Changes: An Updated View on the Android Permission System

2016 ◽  
pp. 346-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yury Zhauniarovich ◽  
Olga Gadyatskaya
Keyword(s):  
Permission System ◽  
Android Permission

Android Permission System Violation

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoung Soo Han ◽  
Yeoreum Lee ◽  
Biao Jiang ◽  
Eul Gyu Im
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Security Management ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Complex Tasks ◽  
Application Security ◽  
Permission System ◽  
Android Permission

Android uses permissions for application security management. Android also allows inter-application communication (IAC), which enables cooperation between different applications to perform complex tasks by using some components and Intents. In other words, Android provides more flexibility and places less restriction on application development. This is a major feature that differentiates Android from its competitors. However, IAC also facilitates malicious applications that can collude in attacks of privilege escalation. In this paper, the authors demonstrate with case studies that all IAC channels can potentially be utilized for privilege escalation attacks, and the authors propose a refinement to solve this problem by enforcing IAC permissions and exposing IAC to users.

Once Root Always a Threat: Analyzing the Security Threats of Android Permission System

2014 ◽  
pp. 354-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongwen Zhang ◽  
Yuewu Wang ◽  
Jiwu Jing ◽  
Qiongxiao Wang ◽  
Lingguang Lei
Keyword(s):  
Security Threats ◽  
Permission System ◽  
Android Permission

scholarly journals An Empirical Analysis of Android Permission System Based on User Activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-333
Author(s):  
Ankur Rameshbhai Khunt ◽  
P. Prabu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Permission System ◽  
Android Permission ◽  
User Activities

Android Permissions

2017 ◽  
pp. 40-50
Author(s):  
Prachi ◽  
Arushi Jain
Keyword(s):  
Source Code ◽  
Malicious Code ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Sensitive Data ◽  
Android Os ◽  
Engineering Technique ◽  
Permission System ◽  
International Data ◽  
Android Permission ◽  
Prime Target

In recent times, Android phones are the most popular among the users. According to a survey by International Data Corporation (IDC), it is reported that in 2015 Android dominates the smartphone market with 82.8% share, leaving its competitor iOS, Windows and others far behind. This popularity makes it prime target among the malware developers. According to a survey by the F-Secure it has been reported that 99% of new malwares are targeting the Android OS. This is majorly due to coarse grained permissions defined in the Android permission system. Additionally, some malicious applications ask for more than required permissions to exploit the personal and sensitive data of user. The objective of this chapter is twofold: getting familiar with Permission based attacks in Android, applying Reverse Engineering technique on the malicious apk file for controlling permission attacks and removing malicious code from the source code of Android apk file.

scholarly journals A formal approach for detection of security flaws in the android permission system

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Bagheri ◽  
Eunsuk Kang ◽  
Sam Malek ◽  
Daniel Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Formal Approach ◽  
Permission System ◽  
Android Permission

scholarly journals Detection of Design Flaws in the Android Permission Protocol Through Bounded Verification

2015 ◽  
pp. 73-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Bagheri ◽  
Eunsuk Kang ◽  
Sam Malek ◽  
Daniel Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Android Permission

scholarly journals Modeling and Enhancing Android’s Permission System

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elli Fragkaki ◽  
Lujo Bauer ◽  
Limin Jia ◽  
David Swasey
Keyword(s):  
Permission System
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