What is Android App Penetration Testing? Core Concepts Explained

Pentesting or penetration testing is the process of finding the exploitable vulnerabilities in the system so that these can be fixed. It helps in preventing cyberattacks against the system or applications. 

Android apps process confidential data, like the personal information of users or bank account details. Developers need to make sure that there are no flaws that may allow hackers to access that data and information. 

Reverse engineering means dividing an app or project into multiple pieces to analyze and understand its working, functionalities, etc. Mobile app developers often use it to recreate the app, duplicate an app, or upgrade it. In terms of ethical hacking, reverse engineering is also used to detect flaws in the apps to enable stronger protection. 

Both dynamic and static analysis is performed in reverse engineering so that all sorts of vulnerabilities can be discovered that can be used by hackers to manipulate data or compromise the operations of the app.

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Information gathering is used to collect various types of information about the targeted app or system. It is the first stage in ethical hacking where the penetration testers or hackers can gather information about the server, programming language used for development, APIs, etc. 

Different tools and techniques are used for this purpose to find as much information as they can about the application. 

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