Software Development

Projects / Apps

StackEm for Android
Can you get four-in-a-row faster than your opponent using stackable pieces of different sizes? We'll see...

Publications

Application Security for the Android Platform
This book, published by O'Reilly Media in November 2011, is an introduction to application security concepts for developers working with Android. The included material will enable the development of robust, rugged, more secure applications.

Training

Introduction to the Android App Development Environment
This slide deck provides a very basic introduction to the Android operating system and then walks you through setting up a development and testing environment suitable for creating Android apps.

An In-Depth Introduction to the Android Permission Model - and How to Secure Multi-Component Applications
This presentation was given at the 2012 OWASP AppSec DC Conference. This presentation is an in-depth exploration and discussion of the Android permissions model. First, the overall design of the permissions model will be discussed, including how/why system permissions must be declared by an application, and then we move to creating custom permissions for developers to use in their own multi-component applications. The use of custom permissions to secure the various components that are available to Android developers is the primary topic of discussion, including the difference between public and private component, and how to lock down Activities, Services, Broadcasts and Broadcast Receivers, and then Content Providers, the most complex of the components to secure.