Android Developer - Android Security Essentials Central

Course details

Android Security Essentials Course taught in Singapore is a two-day professional course thoroughly covering the Android™ security model and concerns from both the developerand end-user point of view

At course completion, the participant will be able to:

• Understand Android software architecture.
• Understand Android’s security model.
• Build Android applications with security best practices in mind.
• Build more secure and more robust application that appeals to clients.

Prerequisite:

• For a best learning experience and a quick start with this course, a trainee is required to have adequate knowledge of the OOP(Object-Oriented Programming) of Java.
• Previous knowledge and experience of any programming language is considered sufficient.

Certificate Of Attendance :

• Certificate Of Attendance will be awarded to participants completing the course achieving minimum 75% attendance.
• Training Methodology & Materials:
• Practical hands-on sessions using Eclipse IDE and ADT(plugins).
• 1 person to 1 computer with great CPU processing power.
• Well-designed tutorial sessions and screen capture to enhance further understanding of the courseware

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: 

• Introduction and Android Security Architecture
• Android Security Program Overview and Architecture.
• Kernel level security (Linux), and rooting Android.
• Android Application Components.
• The Application Sandbox.
• Managers and Services
• Activity Manager Service.
• Package Manager Service.
• Notification Manager Service.
• Search Manager Service.
• Connectivity, Telephony, and Wi-Fi Manager Services.
• Download and Storage Manager Services.
• Window Manager Service.

Lesson 2: 

• Android Permission Model and third party applications
• Android Application Framework Layer.
• Third party application permissions.
• Using Protected APIs.
• Custom Permissions.
• Android Malware: Prevention, Detection, and Removal.
• Security Enhanced Android (SE Android).

Lesson 3: 

• Component Security and Protecting data storage
• How Android achieves Inter-process communication.
• Restricting access to Android components.
• Vulnerabilities of Stored Data.
• Cryptography and Encryption.
• Signing your application.

Lesson 4: 

• Client-Server communication security.
• Threats Facing Devices Transferring Data.
• Protecting web transferred data.
• Input Validation.
• Prevent Command Injection