Mobile Security (SS 2022)

Content

This course is a seminar-style class which focuses on security aspects of mobile devices. We study the security mechanisms of smartphones and show how to employ them to protect sensitive information. Based on that, we analyze mobile applications regarding security-critical deficiencies, examine platform and application vulnerabilities and discuss how they can be exploited by attackers.

• Security features of mobile platforms, e.g. Android, iOS, ...
  • Access protection (PIN, Patterns, ...), Secure Element, OS updates, permissions, sandboxing, ...
  • Which mechanisms are provided in order to protect sensitive data?
  • How do they work?
• Key and data storage on mobile devices
  • Device encryption, key derivation functions, key management, risks
  • Which kind of keys do you manage on your device?
  • In practice, what are the risks you have to cope with?
• Using mobile devices for identity management
  • Mobile e-signatures, threats
• Application analysis
  • Tools and approaches, vulnerabilities and exploits, handling sensitive data, security-critical mistakes
• Attacking today's smartphones
  • Side-channels, Man-in-the-middle, jailbreaking, consequences
• Mobile Phone Networks
  • IMSI Catchers, attacking phones, vulnerabilities in communication networks

Material

Lecture Slides

The lecture for Mobile Security enables you to acquire knowledge about trending topics in the field of Android and iOS. Attendance is not mandatory but you are encouraged to participate continuously in order to get the "big picture". Slides will be uploaded and linked after each lecture.

Date	Topic
18.03.2022	Introduction & Motivation
25.03.2022	Key & Data Storage on Mobile Devices, Assignment 1
01.04.2022	iOS Platform Security Also see: iOS Security Guide
08.04.2022	iOS Application Security Also see: Evasi0n Jailbreak: Userspace, Kernel Patches, Source Code
29.04.2022	Android Platform Security Also see: The Android Platform Security Model
06.05.2022	Android Application Security
13.05.2022	Mobile Hardware Security
20.05.2022	Mobile Security Research Also see: All the further resources linked at the end of the slide set
03.06.2022	Q&A for Assignment 2
10.06.2022	Presentation of your task 2 results

Practicals and Misc

Everything related to the practicals and further material can be found on the assignments page.

Communication

For better coordination during the course, you are invited to join the # mobilesec Discord channel. To ensure that you won't miss any essential information, there will also be old-school updates via email.

Administrative Information

Important Dates

Lecture Exams

Basically, each student who wants to obtain a grade for the lecture has to pass an exam. You may select and register for an exam date via TUGRAZonline.

Lecturers