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== Maintenance notice ==
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This site is no longer maintained: please go to https://www2.owasp.org/www-project-mobile-security-testing-guide/ for our new website!
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==Our Vision ==
 
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   | '''Mobile Security Testing Guide (MSTG) - 1.0.1 Release'''
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   | '''Mobile Security Testing Guide (MSTG) - 1.1.3 Release'''
The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/releases 1.0.1 Release] of the MSTG is a comprehensive manual for mobile app security testing and reverse engineering for iOS and Android mobile security testers with the following content:
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The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/releases 1.1.3 Release] of the MSTG is a comprehensive manual for mobile app security testing and reverse engineering for iOS and Android mobile security testers with the following content:
 
# Mobile platform internals
 
# Mobile platform internals
 
# Security testing in the mobile app development lifecycle
 
# Security testing in the mobile app development lifecycle
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You can contribute and comment in the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg GitHub Repo]. An online book version of the current master branch is available on [https://mobile-security.gitbook.io/mobile-security-testing-guide/ Gitbook].
 
You can contribute and comment in the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg GitHub Repo]. An online book version of the current master branch is available on [https://mobile-security.gitbook.io/mobile-security-testing-guide/ Gitbook].
  
Feel free to [https://leanpub.com/mobile-security-testing-guide download the ePub] for $0 or contribute any amount you like. All funds raised through sales of this book go directly into the project budget and will be used to for technical editing and designing the book and fund production of future  releases.
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Feel free to [https://leanpub.com/mobile-security-testing-guide download the ePub or Mobi] for $0 or contribute any amount you like. All funds raised through sales of this book go directly into the project budget and will be used to for technical editing and designing the book and fund production of future  releases.
  
 
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   |  '''Mobile App Security Requirements and Verification'''
 
   |  '''Mobile App Security Requirements and Verification'''
The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/download/1.1/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_v1.1.pdf OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS)] is a standard for mobile app security. It can be used by mobile software architects and developers seeking to develop secure mobile applications, as well as security testers to ensure completeness and consistency of test results. The latest release is [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/download/1.1/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_v1.1.pdf version 1.1]. We also offer a [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/download/1.1-RU/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_v1.1-RU.pdf Russian translation] and a [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/download/1.0-ES/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_v1.0-ES.pdf Spanish translation].
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The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/download/1.1.4/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_1.1.4_Document.pdf OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) version 1.1.4] is a standard for mobile app security. It can be used by mobile software architects and developers seeking to develop secure mobile applications, as well as security testers to ensure completeness and consistency of test results.You can find the sources on [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs the Github repo]. We now have versions in the folllowing languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish! Want to get a pdf/mobi/epub of the standard? Check [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/ the release page on Github].
 
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   | '''Mobile App Security Checklist'''
 
   | '''Mobile App Security Checklist'''
A checklist for use in security assessments. Also contains links to the MSTG test case for each requirement. The current release is [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/tree/master/Checklists version 1.0].
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A checklist for use in security assessments. Also contains links to the MSTG test case for each requirement. The current release is [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/tree/master/Checklists can be found at Github in English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Korean].
 
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[https://www.owasp.org/index.php/User:Jeroenwillemsen Jeroen Willemsen]
 
[https://www.owasp.org/index.php/User:Jeroenwillemsen Jeroen Willemsen]
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[mailto:carlos.holguera@owasp.org Carlos Holguera]
  
 
== Training  ==
 
== Training  ==
  
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* Oct 2019: MSTG Hands-on at [https://appsecday.io/training/#session-mobile OWASP AppSec Day Melbourne]
 
* Oct 2018: MSTG Hands-on at [https://appsecus2018.sched.com/event/F00G/2-day-training-mobile-security-testing-guide-hands-on OWASP AppSec USA]  
 
* Oct 2018: MSTG Hands-on at [https://appsecus2018.sched.com/event/F00G/2-day-training-mobile-security-testing-guide-hands-on OWASP AppSec USA]  
  
 
== Presentations ==
 
== Presentations ==
* OWASP BeNeLux days 2018, November 2018.
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* OWASP AppSec Day Melbourne October 2019 - [https://appsecday.io/schedule/#session-7 Fixing Mobile AppSec]
* OWASP Bay Chapter - Mobile Testing Workshop, October 2018
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* OWASP Global AppSec Amsterdam September 2019
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* r2con in Barcelona September 2019 - [https://rada.re/con/2019/agenda.html# radare2 and Frida in the OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide]
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* Open Security summit 2019 - [[File:Mstg 101 summit 2019.pdf|101 & onboarding slides]] & [[File:Mstg outcome summit 2019.pdf|MSTG outcome keynote]]
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* OWASP Kyiv April 2019 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTkXlsTQtlI&feature=youtu.be OWASP MSTG in real life]
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* AppDevcon (Amsterdam), March 2019 - [https://appdevcon.nl/session/securing-your-mobile-app-with-the-owasp-mobile-security-testing-guide/ Securing your mobile app with the OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide]
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* OWASP BeNeLux days 2018 - Fast forwarding mobile security with the MSTG, November 2018 - [https://www.owasp.org/images/c/c4/OWASP_BeNeLux_2018_Jeroen_Willemsen_-_Fast_forwarding_Mobile_Security_with_the_MSTG_compressed.pdf slides]
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* OWASP Germany days 2018 - Introduction to Mobile Security Testing, November 2018 - [https://owasp.github.io/german-owasp-day/archive/2018/ slides]
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* DBS AppSecCon (Singapore) - Fixing Mobile AppSec, October 2018
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* OWASP Bay Area Chapter - Mobile Testing Workshop, October 2018
 
* OWASP AppSec USA - Fixing Mobile AppSec, October 2018
 
* OWASP AppSec USA - Fixing Mobile AppSec, October 2018
* CSC 2018 - A Perspective on Mobile Security in IoT and How OWASP can Help - [https://fr.slideshare.net/RomualdSZKUDLAREK/mobile-security-at-owasp-masvs-and-mstg slides].
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* CSC 2018 - A Perspective on Mobile Security in IoT and how OWASP can Help - [https://fr.slideshare.net/RomualdSZKUDLAREK/mobile-security-at-owasp-masvs-and-mstg slides].
 
* OWASP North Sweden Umea - Mobile Security Essentials
 
* OWASP North Sweden Umea - Mobile Security Essentials
 
* OWASP Gotentburg - Mobile Security Essentials [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLeAIScDMNM Introduction into OMTG] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeybnej03lw All about the keying material]
 
* OWASP Gotentburg - Mobile Security Essentials [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLeAIScDMNM Introduction into OMTG] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeybnej03lw All about the keying material]
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* OWASP AppSec EU 2017 - [http://sched.co/A66j Fixing Mobile AppSec] - [https://2017.appsec.eu/presos/Developer/Fixing%20Mobile%20AppSec%20The%20OWASP%20Mobile%20Project-%20Bernhard%20Mueller%20and%20Sven%20Schleier%20-%20OWASP_AppSec-Eu_2017.pdf Slides], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THJVzf-u7Iw Video]
 
* OWASP AppSec EU 2017 - [http://sched.co/A66j Fixing Mobile AppSec] - [https://2017.appsec.eu/presos/Developer/Fixing%20Mobile%20AppSec%20The%20OWASP%20Mobile%20Project-%20Bernhard%20Mueller%20and%20Sven%20Schleier%20-%20OWASP_AppSec-Eu_2017.pdf Slides], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THJVzf-u7Iw Video]
  
== Parent Project ==
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== Licensing ==
 
 
[[OWASP_Mobile_Security_Project]]
 
 
 
==Licensing==
 
  
The guide is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license], so you can copy, distribute and transmit the work, and you can adapt it, and use it commercially, but all provided that you attribute the work and if you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one.
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The guide is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license], so you can copy, distribute and transmit the work, and you can adapt it, and use it commercially, but all provided that you attribute the work and if you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one.
  
 
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The documents produced in this project cover many aspects of mobile application security, from the high-level requirements to the nitty-gritty implementation details and test cases. They can be used to plan and verify security controls during any phase of mobile app development, as well as during pre-release code review and penetration testing.
 
The documents produced in this project cover many aspects of mobile application security, from the high-level requirements to the nitty-gritty implementation details and test cases. They can be used to plan and verify security controls during any phase of mobile app development, as well as during pre-release code review and penetration testing.
  
# The [https://www.owasp.org/images/f/f2/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_v0.9.2.pdf Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS)] contains generic security requirements along with mappings to verification levels that can be chosen depending on the overall need for security.
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# The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS)] contains generic security requirements along with mappings to verification levels that can be chosen depending on the overall need for security.
# The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg Mobile Security Testing Guide (MSTG)] provides verification instructions for each requirement in the MASVS, as well as security best practices for apps on each supported mobile operating system (currently Android and iOS). It is also useful as a standalone learning resource and reference guide for mobile application security testers.
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# The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/releases Mobile Security Testing Guide (MSTG)] provides verification instructions for each requirement in the MASVS, as well as security best practices for apps on each supported mobile operating system (currently Android and iOS). It is also useful as a standalone learning resource and reference guide for mobile application security testers.
# The [https://www.owasp.org/images/6/6f/Mobile_App_Security_Checklist_0.9.2.xlsx Mobile App Security Checklist] can be used to apply the MASVS requirements during practical assessments. It also conveniently links to the MSTG test case for each requirement, making mobile penetration testing a breeze.
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# The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/tree/master/Checklists Mobile App Security Checklist] can be used to apply the MASVS requirements during practical assessments. It also conveniently links to the MSTG test case for each requirement, making mobile penetration testing a breeze.
  
 
It is important to note that the security standard, testing guide and checklists are closely related: They all map to the same basic set of requirements. Depending on the context, the documents can be used stand-alone or in combination to achieve different objectives.
 
It is important to note that the security standard, testing guide and checklists are closely related: They all map to the same basic set of requirements. Depending on the context, the documents can be used stand-alone or in combination to achieve different objectives.
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== Mobile App Security Testing ==
 
== Mobile App Security Testing ==
  
The [https://www.owasp.org/images/9/94/Mobile_App_Security_Verification_Checklist_0.8.2.xlsx checklist] works great as a reference during mobile app security assessments. You can walk through the requirements one-by-one - for more information on each requirement, simply click on the link in the "Testing procedures" column. Or, fill out the checklist at the end of an assessment to ensure completeness.  
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The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/tree/master/Checklists checklist] works great as a reference during mobile app security assessments. You can walk through the requirements one-by-one - for more information on each requirement, simply click on the link in the "Testing procedures" column. Or, fill out the checklist at the end of an assessment to ensure completeness.
  
 
== Security Engineering in the SDLC ==
 
== Security Engineering in the SDLC ==
  
Properly defined security requirements are an important part of the Secure SDLC. The [https://www.owasp.org/images/f/f2/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_v0.9.2.pdf MASVS] levels can be used along with threat modeling to determine the appropriate set of security controls for a particular mobile app. MASVS V1 also lists requirements pertaining to the architecture and design of the mobile apps, as well as general processes and activities that should be part of the development process.
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Properly defined security requirements are an important part of the Secure SDLC. The [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/download/0.9.2/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_v0.9.2.pdf MASVS] levels can be used along with threat modeling to determine the appropriate set of security controls for a particular mobile app. MASVS V1 also lists requirements pertaining to the architecture and design of the mobile apps, as well as general processes and activities that should be part of the development process.
  
 
== Mobile App Security Education ==
 
== Mobile App Security Education ==
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* Editing and proofreading by professional editors
 
* Editing and proofreading by professional editors
 
* Graphic design and layout
 
* Graphic design and layout
* Purchase an ISBN
 
  
 
Any leftover funds will be donated to the OWASP Foundation to the mobile security project for future use.
 
Any leftover funds will be donated to the OWASP Foundation to the mobile security project for future use.
  
 
=News=
 
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==October 2nd, 2019:  MSTG Playground release! ==
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Want more training apps? We hear you! We just released the MSTG-Android-Java & MSTG-Android-Kotlin for Android and the MSTG-JWT app for iOS. Come and check it out at [https://github.com/OWASP/MSTG-Hacking-Playground/releases the release page] ! With special thanks to Sven Schleier(@sushi2k), Wen Bin Kong (@kongwenbin), Nikhil Soni (@nikhil), and Ryan Teoh (@ryantzj)!
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==October 2nd, 2019: MSTG Project joins Hacktoberfest! ==
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We are joining the #hacktoberfest October 2-31. Check out our issues [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/labels/Hacktoberfest at Github]. Register at https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com.
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==September 17th, 2019:  Xamarin experiment! ==
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We have launched a react-native experiment based on our compliancy checklist. Want to teach others how to validate React NAtive apps against the MASVS? Check [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UL1yLRREJwXfe0HlrcX-IuvPYQM7lTtG this Google sheet]!.
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== September 6th, 2019: Flutter experiment! ==
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We have launched a react-native experiment based on our compliancy checklist. Want to teach others how to validate React NAtive apps against the MASVS? Check [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wHK3VI1cU1xmYrCu9yb5OHKUEeLIPSkC this Google sheet]!.
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== September 6th, 2019: React native experiment! ==
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We have launched a react-native experiment based on our compliancy checklist. Want to teach others how to validate React NAtive apps against the MASVS? Check [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1P5FZ_Bup5eSPOmkePZA8cIpKGOKvngkN this Google sheet]!.
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== August 29th, 2019: Carlos Holguera joins the leaderteam ==
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We are happy to announce that Carlos Holguera joins us as an official MSTG Author and co-leader! With a team of 3 we hope to march further as that would make our lives easier given that all of this hard work is done by volunteers!
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== August 4th, 2019: OSS Release! ==
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After a lot of work, we finally have a new release of the MSTG! Want to know more? Head over to the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/releases Github release page]
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== August 2nd, 2019: Project promoted to Flagship status! ==
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We have been awarded Flagship status! We are very grateful and excited about this! We could not have done this without our team of awesome volunteers that have committed to the project, wrote issues, and supported us in many other ways. A special thanks goes out to OWASP and especially Harold Blankenship for facilitating us to function as a project and for leading the project review at OWASP Appsec Tel-Aviv!
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Thank you!
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== June 5th, 2019: New release of the MASVS ==
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As the summit is progressing, so are we! We have just released a new version of the MASVS (1.1.4). Want to know more? Head over to the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases Github release page]!
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== May 21nd, 2019: New release of the MSTG ==
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As part of the preparations for the Open Security Summit, we have released a new version of the MSTG. Want to know more? Head over to the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/releases Github release page]
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== May 7th, 2019: New release of the MSTG ==
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After many changes, we decided it was time to create a new release in order to improve the book version! Want to know more? Head over to the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/releases Github release page]
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== April 15th, 2019: Book version, project promotion & preparation for the summit ==
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Given that most news is already shared via OWASP Slack over the last quarter, we still see that it is good to share a summary of all of the good things outside of Slack using this news section. In this update we have a lot to share! While we started off this year with an improved version of the MASVS and MSTG, things have not been quiet: there has been a huge development in master of the MSTG and many issues have been raised and fixed. In the meantime, we have worked on an actual print of the book! While an early version is available through Hulu (no link supplied, google and buy at your own risk), we are working on making a better version of that book. In the mean time we have filed for a project promotion to Flagship!
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Next a lot more cool things happened: with the now official publication of [https://csrc.nist.gov/news/2019/nist-publishes-sp-800-163-rev-1 NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-163 Revision 1], the MASVS and MSTG are getting more mainstream ;-). The MASVS & MSTG are mentioned in various other upcoming programs/standards/recommendations as well, which is really a recognition of the hard work put in by the community. We are proud to be part of such a great project!
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Next, we are preparing to join the [https://opensecsummit.org/tracks/mobile/ Open Security Summit] again! Already three people will be on site, and at least one remoting, but we would love to work with more people at the project again!
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Want to know more? Please get in touch via Slack and join the #project-mobile_omtg channel or follow us on [https://twitter.com/OWASP_MSTG Twitter].
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== January 15th, 2019: Release of improved checklist ==
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We released a new version of the checklist! This version has adaptable references so that it can be used with newer versions of the MSTG as well. This version is currently available in French and English and we hope to add the Russian, Japanese, German and Spanish version soon! Want to know more? Take a look at [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/releases/tag/1.1-excel our release page!]. We would like to thank our volunteers for their effort to deliver these easy to use checklists!
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== January 3rd, 2019: Multilnaguage Release 1.1.2 of the MASVS==
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We released the 1.1.2 version of the OWASP MAVS! This is the first version in Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish! Exactly: we just added French, German, Japanese and Chinese! Obviously this would not be possible without all the volunteers that helped us with translations, feedback, updating, and automating the release proces! We are grateful for the awesome team that pulled this off! Want to see the result? Take a look at [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/tag/1.1.2 our release page!]
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== November 39th, 2018: Release 1.1.0 of the MSTG==
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We released the 1.1.0 version of the OWASP MSTG! Now all requirements of the MASVS have at least one covering testcase. We would like to thank all of our contributors for their hard work! Want to check it out? [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases Check the releases!].
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== Oktober 28th, 2018: Call for Company references==
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We are looking for company references that are using or have used the OWASP-MSTG and/or MASVS. If you have done so and are ok with being mentioned: please email to jeroen.willemsen@owasp.org.
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== Oktober 28th, 2018: The MASVS is getting more translations==
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Thanks to Romuald, Koki and many others, new translations of the MASVS are popping up. We now have a Japanese translation added and the French, German and Persian translations are in development. Each of them will be released the moment our release-automation of the MASVS is completed. Until then: feel free to checkout the sources!
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== Oktober 18th, 2018: The MSTG is now officially an OWASP Lab Project!==
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During AppSec US 2018 in San Jose the Mobile Security Testing Guide was reviewed by several volunteers to assess the maturity of the project. As a result our request for project graduation to lab status was granted. The reviews can be found here [https://docs.google.com/a/owasp.org/document/d/1WiHln8igTE5noquodwWCo_VuRmvnpQtEhGV6z-P37EU/edit?usp=drive_web].
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Thanks to Harold Blankenship for organising the project review event during AppSec US and for pushing things forward for all the OWASP projects and of course to all people that took the effort to review our project!
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== Oktober 13th, 2018: MSTG 1.0.2 released & Twitter account!==
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While working hard towards the 1.1.0 milestone of the MSTG, we released the 1.0.2 version. From now onward we have better PDF, Epub and Mobi files! We hope to port this to the MASVS after the Github release. We now have an official [https://twitter.com/OWASP_MSTG Twitter account: @OWASP_MSTG]!
  
 
== September 21th, 2018: MASVS automation started ==
 
== September 21th, 2018: MASVS automation started ==
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== September 14th, 2017: Mobile App Security Verification Standard Update ==
 
== September 14th, 2017: Mobile App Security Verification Standard Update ==
[https://www.owasp.org/images/6/61/MASVS_v0.9.4.pdf Version 0.9.4] of the MASVS is now [https://www.owasp.org/images/6/61/MASVS_v0.9.4.pdf available for download] . This release contains several bug fixes and modifications to security requirements.
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== July 5th, 2017: Sponsorship Packages Announced ==  
 
== July 5th, 2017: Sponsorship Packages Announced ==  
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== April 5th, 2017: Mobile App Security Verification Standard Update ==
 
== April 5th, 2017: Mobile App Security Verification Standard Update ==
 
    
 
    
[https://www.owasp.org/images/f/fe/MASVS_v0.9.3.pdf Version 0.9.3] of the MASVS is now [https://www.owasp.org/images/f/fe/MASVS_v0.9.3.pdf available for download] . This release contains several bug fixes and modifications to security requirements:
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  * Merged requirements 7.8 and 7.9 into for simplification
 
  * Merged requirements 7.8 and 7.9 into for simplification
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== January 31st, 2017: Mobile App Security Verification Standard v0.9.2 Available For Download ==
 
== January 31st, 2017: Mobile App Security Verification Standard v0.9.2 Available For Download ==
 
    
 
    
The Mobile App Security Verification Standard (MASVS) has undergone a major revision, including a re-design of the security model and verification levels. We also revised many security requirements to address the multitude of [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20 issues raised on GitHub]. The result is MASVS v0.9.2, which is now [https://www.owasp.org/images/f/f2/OWASP_Mobile_AppSec_Verification_Standard_v0.9.2.pdf available for download in PDF format].
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The Mobile App Security Verification Standard (MASVS) has undergone a major revision, including a re-design of the security model and verification levels. We also revised many security requirements to address the multitude of [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20 issues raised on GitHub]. The result is MASVS v0.9.2, which is now [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs/releases/tag/0.9.2 available for download in PDF format].
  
 
As the MASVS is nearing maturity, we have decided to freeze the requirements until the Mobile Testing Guide and checklists "catch up" (due to the one-to-one mapping between requirements in the MASVS and MSTG, changes to the requirements make it necessary to update the other documents as well, causing repeated effort). Unless major issues pop up, the current list will therefore remain in place until MASVS/MSTG v1.0, and further changes will be reserved for v1.1 or later releases.
 
As the MASVS is nearing maturity, we have decided to freeze the requirements until the Mobile Testing Guide and checklists "catch up" (due to the one-to-one mapping between requirements in the MASVS and MSTG, changes to the requirements make it necessary to update the other documents as well, causing repeated effort). Unless major issues pop up, the current list will therefore remain in place until MASVS/MSTG v1.0, and further changes will be reserved for v1.1 or later releases.
  
The MASVS is a community effort to establish security requirements for designing, developing and testing secure mobile apps on iOS and Android. Join the [https://owasp.slack.com/messages/project-mobile_omtg/details/ OWASP Mobile Security Project Slack Channel] to meet the project members! You can sign up for an account [http://owasp.herokuapp.com/ here].
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The MASVS is a community effort to establish security requirements for designing, developing and testing secure mobile apps on iOS and Android. Join the [https://owasp.slack.com/messages/project-mobile_omtg/details/ OWASP Mobile Security Project Slack Channel] to meet the project members! You can sign up for an account [https://join.slack.com/t/owasp/shared_invite/enQtNjExMTc3MTg0MzU4LTViMDg1MmJiMzMwZGUxZjgxZWQ1MTE0NTBlOTBhNjhhZDIzZTZiNmEwOTJlYjdkMzAxMGVhNDkwNDNiNjZiOWQ here].
  
 
== January 28th, 2017: Mobile Crackmes and Reversing Tutorials ==
 
== January 28th, 2017: Mobile Crackmes and Reversing Tutorials ==
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==== How To Join  ====
 
==== How To Join  ====
  
Read the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/blob/master/authors_guide.md author's guide] first, and join the [https://owasp.slack.com/messages/project-mobile_omtg/details/ OWASP Mobile Security Project Slack Channel], where you'll find all the other project members. You can sign up for an account [http://owasp.herokuapp.com/ here].
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Read the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/blob/master/authors_guide.md author's guide] first, and join the [https://owasp.slack.com/messages/project-mobile_omtg/details/ OWASP Mobile Security Project Slack Channel], where you'll find all the other project members. You can sign up for an account [https://join.slack.com/t/owasp/shared_invite/enQtNjExMTc3MTg0MzU4LTViMDg1MmJiMzMwZGUxZjgxZWQ1MTE0NTBlOTBhNjhhZDIzZTZiNmEwOTJlYjdkMzAxMGVhNDkwNDNiNjZiOWQ here].
  
 
== January 22nd, 2017: Mobile Testing Guide TOC Available ==
 
== January 22nd, 2017: Mobile Testing Guide TOC Available ==
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You'll probably immediately have ideas on how you can contribute. If that's the case, read the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/blob/master/authors_guide.md author's guide] first.  
 
You'll probably immediately have ideas on how you can contribute. If that's the case, read the [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/blob/master/authors_guide.md author's guide] first.  
  
Then contact [https://github.com/b-mueller Bernhard Mueller] - ideally directly on the  [https://owasp.slack.com/messages/project-mobile_omtg/details/ OWASP Mobile Security Project Slack Channel], where you'll find all the other project members. You can sign up for an account [http://owasp.herokuapp.com/ here].
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Then contact [https://github.com/b-mueller Bernhard Mueller] - ideally directly on the  [https://owasp.slack.com/messages/project-mobile_omtg/details/ OWASP Mobile Security Project Slack Channel], where you'll find all the other project members. You can sign up for an account [https://join.slack.com/t/owasp/shared_invite/enQtNjExMTc3MTg0MzU4LTViMDg1MmJiMzMwZGUxZjgxZWQ1MTE0NTBlOTBhNjhhZDIzZTZiNmEwOTJlYjdkMzAxMGVhNDkwNDNiNjZiOWQ here].
  
 
=FAQs=
 
=FAQs=
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Drop a us line on the [https://owasp.slack.com/messages/project-mobile_omtg/details/) Slack channel] before you start working on a topic. This helps us to keep track of what everyone is doing and prevent conflicts. You can create a Slack account here:
 
Drop a us line on the [https://owasp.slack.com/messages/project-mobile_omtg/details/) Slack channel] before you start working on a topic. This helps us to keep track of what everyone is doing and prevent conflicts. You can create a Slack account here:
  
http://owasp.herokuapp.com/
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[https://join.slack.com/t/owasp/shared_invite/enQtNjExMTc3MTg0MzU4LWQ2Nzg3NGJiZGQ2MjRmNzkzN2Q4YzU1MWYyZTdjYjA2ZTA5M2RkNzE2ZjdkNzI5ZThhOWY5MjljYWZmYmY4ZjM owasp slack invite]
  
 
Before you start contributing, please read our brief [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/blob/master/style_guide.md style guide] which contains a few basic writing rules.
 
Before you start contributing, please read our brief [https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mstg/blob/master/style_guide.md style guide] which contains a few basic writing rules.
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* Developing tools. For example, we still don't have an automated way of generating checklists out of the GitHub repo.
 
* Developing tools. For example, we still don't have an automated way of generating checklists out of the GitHub repo.
  
* Contributing to auxiliary projects: The [https://github.com/b-mueller/obfuscation-metrics obfuscation metrics project] is an auxiliary project that deals with specific forms of control flow and data obfuscation. This project needs experts in advanced obfuscation / de-obfuscation. Please contact us if you have experience in this area.
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* Contributing to auxiliary projects: There are various projects that we support at this moment, consider: [https://github.com/OWASP/Mobile-Threatmodel the mobile threatmodel project] and our own [https://github.com/OWASP/MSTG-Hacking-Playground Hacking playground]. In the past, there was the [https://github.com/b-mueller/obfuscation-metrics obfuscation metrics project] is an auxiliary project that deals with specific forms of control flow and data obfuscation. This project needs experts in advanced obfuscation / de-obfuscation. Please contact us if you have experience in this area.
  
 
==If I am not a programmer can I participate in your project?==
 
==If I am not a programmer can I participate in your project?==
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Jeroen is a principal security architect at Xebia with a passion for mobile security and risk management. He has supported companies as a security coach, a security engineer and as a full-stack developer, which makes him a jack of all trades. He loves explaining technical subjects: from security issues to programming challenges.
 
Jeroen is a principal security architect at Xebia with a passion for mobile security and risk management. He has supported companies as a security coach, a security engineer and as a full-stack developer, which makes him a jack of all trades. He loves explaining technical subjects: from security issues to programming challenges.
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Carlos is a security engineer leading the mobile penetration testing team at ESCRYPT. He has gained many years of hands-on experience in the field of security testing for mobile apps and embedded systems such as automotive control units and IoT devices. He is passionate about reverse engineering and dynamic instrumentation of mobile apps and is continuously learning and sharing his knowledge.
  
 
=== Co-Authors ===
 
=== Co-Authors ===
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Romuald is a passionate cyber security & privacy professional with over 15 years of experience in the Web, Mobile, IoT and Cloud domains. During his career, he has been dedicating spare time to a variery of projects with the goal of advancing the sectors of software and security. He is also teaching at various institutions. He holds CISSP, CSSLP and CEH credentials.
 
Romuald is a passionate cyber security & privacy professional with over 15 years of experience in the Web, Mobile, IoT and Cloud domains. During his career, he has been dedicating spare time to a variery of projects with the goal of advancing the sectors of software and security. He is also teaching at various institutions. He holds CISSP, CSSLP and CEH credentials.
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==== Jeroen Beckers ====
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Jeroen is the mobile security lead at NVISO where he is responsible for quality assurance on mobile security projects and for R&D on all things mobile. He worked as a Flash developer during high school and college, but switched to a career in cybersecurity once he graduated and now has more than 5 years of experience in mobile security. He loves sharing his knowledge with other people, as is demonstrated by his many talks & trainings at colleges, universities, clients and conferences.
  
 
=== Top Contributors ===
 
=== Top Contributors ===
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* Cláudio André
 
* Cláudio André
 
* Slawomir Kosowski
 
* Slawomir Kosowski
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* Abderrahmane Aftahi
  
 
=== Contributors ===
 
=== Contributors ===
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Contributors have contributed quality content and have at least 50 additions logged in the GitHub repository.
 
Contributors have contributed quality content and have at least 50 additions logged in the GitHub repository.
  
Jin Kung Ong, Sjoerd Langkemper, Gerhard Wagner, Michael Helwig, Pece Milosev, Ryan Teoh, Denis Pilipchuk, Jeroen Beckers, Dharshin De Silva, Anatoly Rosencrantz, Abhinav Sejpal, Daniel Ramirez Martin, Enrico Verzegnassi, Yogesh Sharma, Dominique Righetto, Raul Siles, Nick Epson, Prathan Phongthiproek, Tom Welch, Luander Ribeiro, Dario Incalza, Akanksha Bana, Oguzhan Topgul, Carlos Holguera, Vikas Gupta, David Fern, Pishu Mahtani, Anuruddha E.
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Abderrahmane Aftahi, Jin Kung Ong, Koki Takeyama, Sjoerd Langkemper, Gerhard Wagner, Michael Helwig, Pece Milosev, Ryan Teoh, Denis Pilipchuk, Dharshin De Silva, Anatoly Rosencrantz, Abhinav Sejpal, José Carlos Andreu, Dominique Righetto, Raul Siles, Daniel Ramirez Martin, Yogesh Sharma, Enrico Verzegnassi, Nick Epson, Emil Tostrup, Prathan Phongthiproek, Tom Welch, Luander Ribeiro, Heaven L. Hodges, Dario Incalza, Akanksha Bana, Oguzhan Topgul, Vikas Gupta, Sijo Abraham, David Fern, Pishu Mahtani, Anuruddha E., Shiv Sahni
  
 
=== Reviewers ===
 
=== Reviewers ===

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This site is no longer maintained: please go to https://www2.owasp.org/www-project-mobile-security-testing-guide/ for our new website!


Our Vision

"Define the industry standard for mobile application security."

We are writing a security standard for mobile apps and a comprehensive testing guide that covers the processes, techniques, and tools used during a mobile app security test, as well as an exhaustive set of test cases that enables testers to deliver consistent and complete results.

Main Deliverables

Mstg-cover-release-small2.jpg Mobile Security Testing Guide (MSTG) - 1.1.3 Release

The 1.1.3 Release of the MSTG is a comprehensive manual for mobile app security testing and reverse engineering for iOS and Android mobile security testers with the following content:

  1. Mobile platform internals
  2. Security testing in the mobile app development lifecycle
  3. Basic static and dynamic security testing
  4. Mobile app reverse engineering and tampering
  5. Assessing software protections
  6. Detailed test cases that map to the requirements in the MASVS.

You can contribute and comment in the GitHub Repo. An online book version of the current master branch is available on Gitbook.

Feel free to download the ePub or Mobi for $0 or contribute any amount you like. All funds raised through sales of this book go directly into the project budget and will be used to for technical editing and designing the book and fund production of future releases.

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The OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) version 1.1.4 is a standard for mobile app security. It can be used by mobile software architects and developers seeking to develop secure mobile applications, as well as security testers to ensure completeness and consistency of test results.You can find the sources on the Github repo. We now have versions in the folllowing languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish! Want to get a pdf/mobi/epub of the standard? Check the release page on Github.

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A checklist for use in security assessments. Also contains links to the MSTG test case for each requirement. The current release is can be found at Github in English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Korean.


Classifications

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