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Mobile App Security: The Basics Most Apps Skip
The handful of security measures that stop the most common mobile app breaches.
By Vikram SinghNovember 5, 20256 min read
Most mobile breaches exploit the same handful of avoidable mistakes. Getting the basics right blocks the overwhelming majority of them.
Never trust the client
Anything on the device can be inspected and tampered with. Enforce authorization and validation on the server; treat the app as untrusted input.
Store secrets properly
Use the platform keychain or keystore for tokens and keys. Never hardcode API secrets into the binary, they will be extracted.
Protect the transport
Enforce TLS, and pin certificates for high-value apps. Combined with proper auth, that shuts down most network interception attacks.
