Android Security Internals

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&#151;until now.<br><br>In <i>Android Security Internals</i> top Android security expert Nikolay Elenkov takes us under the hood of the Android security sys&#173;tem. Elenkov describes Android security archi&#173;tecture from the bottom up delving into the imple&#173;mentation of major security-related components and subsystems like Binder IPC permissions cryptographic providers and device administration.<br><br>You&#146;ll learn:<br>&#150;How Android permissions are declared used and enforced<br>&#150;How Android manages application packages and employs code signing to verify their authenticity<br>&#150;How Android implements the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) and Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) frameworks<br>&#150;About Android&#146;s credential storage system and APIs which let applications store cryptographic keys securely<br>&#150;About the online account management framework and how Google accounts integrate with Android<br>&#150;About the implementation of verified boot disk encryption lockscreen and other device security features<br>&#150;How Android&#146;s bootloader and recovery OS are used to perform full system updates and how to obtain root access<br><br>With its unprecedented level of depth and detail <i>Android Security Internals</i> is a must-have for any security-minded Android developer.