Android Security Internals

An In-Depth Guide to Android's Security Architecture



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Price$23.99 - $39.93
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AuthorNikolay Elenkov
PublisherNo Starch Press
Published2014
Pages432
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101593275811
ISBN-139781593275815
EBook Hardcover Paperback

There are more than one billion Android devices in use today, each one a potential target. Unfortunately, many fundamental Android security features have been little more than a black box to all but the most elite security professionals - until now.

In Android Security Internals, top Android security expert Nikolay Elenkov takes us under the hood of the Android security sys­tem. Elenkov describes Android security architecture from the bottom up, delving into the implementation of major security-related components and subsystems, like Binder IPC, permissions, cryptographic providers, and device administration.




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