Mobile Application Penetration Testing
Secure Your Mobile Apps on Untrusted Devices
Mobile application penetration testing is critical because your app lives on devices you don’t control. Orasec thoroughly examines iOS and Android applications to identify client side vulnerabilities, insecure storage, hardcoded secrets, API weaknesses, and authentication flaws. By simulating attacks on compromised devices, we uncover hidden risks that automated tools often miss. Protect your users, data, and brand reputation by discovering vulnerabilities before attackers do and strengthening your mobile app security across all platforms.
- Keychain & storage review
- Transport security checks
- Jailbreak detection tests
- APK reverse engineering
- Insecure storage findings
- Root detection bypass
Encrypted API traffic under test
SSL/TLS, pinning, and MITM resistance validated
The Importance of a Mobile Application Test
Mobile apps are often the primary gateway to sensitive data and business critical systems. A single vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access, data leaks, or financial loss. Orasec’s mobile application penetration testing services simulate real world attacks on iOS and Android apps to uncover hidden risks in authentication, business logic, API interactions, and client side storage.
By performing a comprehensive mobile app penetration test, organizations can identify flaws before attackers exploit them, ensure compliance with industry regulations, and protect user trust. Investing in mobile application security and penetration testing is no longer optional it’s essential for maintaining resilient, secure, and reliable applications in today’s hostile mobile landscape.
Platform Specific Mobile Security Assessments
iOS Mobile App Penetration Testing
Orasec's iOS penetration testing simulates attacks on iPhones and iPads to uncover vulnerabilities that attackers exploit. Our mobile application penetration testing service includes:
- Keychain data extraction: Identify sensitive information stored insecurely.
- App Transport Security bypass: Detect weaknesses in SSL and TLS implementation.
- Binary analysis and reverse engineering: Examine your app's code for logic flaws and hidden risks.
- Jailbreak detection evasion: Test app behavior on compromised devices.
- URL scheme exploitation: Assess security risks in deep links and inter-app communication.
Android Mobile Application Penetration Testing
Our Android penetration testing identifies vulnerabilities specific to Android devices and apps. This mobile app penetration testing service includes:
- APK decompilation and analysis: Reverse engineer the application to uncover hidden risks.
- SharedPreferences and local storage assessment: Detect sensitive data stored insecurely.
- Intent and broadcast abuse testing: Find insecure inter-process communication.
- Root detection bypass: Test app behavior on rooted devices.
- Content provider exploitation: Assess permissions and access risks in Android file and database storage.
Mobile Application Penetration Testing for Hostile Devices
Protect Your App Where Attackers Can Reach It
Mobile apps run on devices you don't control, making them a prime target for attackers. Users may jailbreak or root their devices, attackers reverse engineer binaries, and man in the middle attacks intercept API traffic. Orasec's mobile app penetration testing services simulate these real world threats, ensuring your iOS and Android apps are resilient even when the client environment is hostile. Most apps fail this test but with Orasec, you'll know exactly where your vulnerabilities lie.
Key Threats Uncovered
- Secrets Extracted: Detect hardcoded credentials, API keys, and sensitive information stored insecurely.
- Traffic Intercepted: Identify SSL and TLS weaknesses and API traffic exposure.
- Data Exposed: Assess risks in local storage, SharedPreferences, Keychain, and cached files.
- Controls Bypassed: Test client side authentication, authorization, and security controls against tampering and runtime attacks.
Mobile Application Penetration Testing That Stops Attacks Before They Happen
Attackers will decompile your app, manipulate API traffic, bypass authentication, and extract hardcoded secrets. Orasec's mobile app penetration testing services uncover these vulnerabilities before your iOS or Android app goes live. Identify security gaps, protect sensitive data, and ensure your application is resilient against real world threats.
Mobile App Penetration Testing Attack Vectors
Real World Threat Simulation for iOS and Android
Orasec's mobile application penetration testing services simulate the techniques attackers use to compromise mobile apps. We go beyond automated scans to uncover hidden vulnerabilities across all layers of your application. Key attack vectors include:
- Binary Reverse Engineering: Analyze app code to extract secrets and understand business logic.
- SSL and TLS Interception: Capture and manipulate API traffic to identify insecure communications.
- Insecure Data Storage Exploitation: Detect sensitive information stored in local files, SharedPreferences, or Keychain.
- Jailbreak/Root Detection Bypass: Test app behavior on compromised iOS and Android devices.
- Deep Link & URL Scheme Abuse: Exploit inter app communication to perform unauthorized actions.
- Runtime Manipulation: Bypass client side controls and authentication checks during execution.
- API Abuse & Replay Attacks: Test backend APIs for vulnerabilities exposed via manipulated app requests.
With Orasec, you gain a complete view of how attackers could target your mobile app, helping you remediate risks before they impact your users or brand.
Test Your App Before It Hits Production.
Prevent data leaks, authentication bypasses, and API abuse. Orasec's mobile app penetration testing service identifies vulnerabilities before your users encounter them.
Mobile Application Penetration Testing Methodology
Comprehensive Approach to Secure Your iOS and Android Apps
Orasec's mobile application penetration testing services follow a structured methodology to uncover vulnerabilities that automated tools often miss. We simulate real world attacks to help you secure your apps before release.
Static Analysis: Decompile and analyze the application binary to identify hardcoded secrets, logic flaws, and insecure code patterns.
Outcome: → Hidden credentials and vulnerable logic exposed
Dynamic Analysis: Manipulate the app during runtime to bypass client side controls, authentication, and security mechanisms.
Outcome: → Realistic attack paths identified
Network Analysis: Capture, inspect, and modify API communications to detect SSL and TLS weaknesses, insecure endpoints, and potential data leaks.
Outcome: → API vulnerabilities uncovered
Storage Analysis: Examine all data stored on the device, including local files, SharedPreferences, Keychain, and cached information.
Outcome: → Sensitive data exposure detected
API Testing: Test backend APIs directly, independent of the app, to uncover server side logic flaws, authentication bypasses, and authorization risks.
Outcome: → Critical server vulnerabilities revealed
What Automated Mobile App Penetration Testing Often Misses
Go Beyond Scanners with Orasec’s Expert Mobile Application Penetration Testing
Automated scanners can detect common misconfigurations, but real attackers exploit vulnerabilities in ways tools can’t. Orasec’s mobile application penetration testing services uncover hidden risks in your iOS and Android apps before they become breaches.
Key areas that require expert mobile app penetration testing
- Business Logic Flaws: Exploit multi step workflows and app specific functionality that automated tools overlook.
- Insecure Data Storage: Detect sensitive information in non obvious locations like SharedPreferences, Keychain, and temporary files.
- Certificate Pinning Weaknesses: Identify gaps in SSL and TLS implementation and certificate validation.
- Authentication State Manipulation: Test session handling, token management, and runtime auth bypass scenarios.
- Clipboard & Screenshot Exposure: Check if sensitive data can be leaked through OS level interactions.
- Inter Process Communication (IPC) Vulnerabilities: Assess risks in data exchange between apps or processes.
With Orasec, you get a complete, attacker’s-eye view of your mobile apps, ensuring your iOS and Android applications are resilient against real world attacks.
Protect Your APIs and Backend Systems
Uncover backend vulnerabilities exploited via mobile apps. Ensure your APIs, microservices, and server communications are secure from attacks with mobile application penetration testing services.
Mobile Application Penetration Testing Deliverables
Actionable Insights from Orasec’s Expert Testing
Orasec’s mobile application penetration testing services provide detailed, actionable reports to help your teams secure iOS and Android apps. Our deliverables give a complete view of vulnerabilities, business risks, and remediation steps.
Platform Specific Reports
Separate findings for iOS and Android apps with contextual analysis of platform specific risks.
Binary Security Assessment
In depth review of code obfuscation, anti tampering controls, and hardcoded secrets.
API Security Findings
Identification of backend API vulnerabilities exploited via the mobile app.
Data Storage Analysis
Assessment of sensitive data stored on devices, including files, databases, and local caches.
Threat Model Document
Mobile specific threat scenarios and risk evaluation tailored to your application and user workflows.
With Orasec, your organization receives structured, actionable, and prioritized insights, ensuring your mobile apps are resilient against attacks before reaching production.
Why Choose Orasec for Mobile Application Penetration Testing
Trusted Expertise: Orasec is a certified mobile application penetration testing company with experience across iOS and Android platforms.
Real World Attack Simulations: We mimic attacker behavior to uncover vulnerabilities that automated tools often miss.
Advanced Methodologies: Combining manual testing, ethical hacking, and structured frameworks ensures comprehensive coverage.
Business Logic & API Protection: Identify flaws in workflows, authentication, and APIs before attackers exploit them.
Client Side Security: Protect against data leaks, hardcoded secrets, and runtime manipulations on mobile devices.
Compliance & Reputation: Ensure regulatory compliance while safeguarding user data and your organization’s reputation.
Standards & Compliance
OWASP MASVS
Mobile Application Security Verification Standard
PCI DSS
PA DSS for payment applications
HIPAA
Mobile device security for PHI
Frequently Asked Questions
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Orasec’s mobile application penetration testing services provide actionable insights to protect your apps and users. From iOS to Android, we simulate real world attacks, evaluate authentication, API security, data storage, and business logic flaws. Ensure regulatory compliance, prevent data breaches, and strengthen user trust with expert mobile app penetration testers guiding your security strategy.
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