Course Content

Lesson 1 Permissions

• Android Platform Architecture
• Android Security Architecture
• Permissions
• Levels of Protection
• Application Level Permissions
• Component Level Permissions
• Extending Android Permissions
• Lab 1: Securing Applications Using Permission

Lesson 2 Managing the Policy File

• Introduction
• The Manifest File
• Modifying Application Policy
• Lab 2: Defining the Application’s Policy File

Lesson 3 User Data Privacy and Protection

• Introduction
• Data Security Principles
• Vulnerabilities and Attacks against Stored Data
• Protection Principles
• Digital Rights Management
• Lab 3: Data Confidentiality and Protection
  • Lab 3-1: Ensuring Data Confidentiality
  • Lab 3-2: Protecting Application Data with Permissions

Lesson 4 Securing Storage

• Introduction
• Data Storage Decisions
• Storage Mechanisms
• Shared Preferences
• File
• Chace
• Database
• Lab 4: Data Storage Applications
  • Using Shared Preferences
  • File Storage Operations
  • Storing data in Cache
  • Retrive Gmail Account Info Using Account Manager