Ensuring Compliance with Mobile App Security Standards

Your Map of Mobile App Security Standards

OWASP MASVS defines outcome-focused controls for mobile apps, while MASTG provides testing guidance and checklists. Map each user story to these controls, then track evidence. Subscribe if you want our printable mapping template.

Building a Compliant Secure SDLC

Write acceptance criteria that reference MASVS categories and relevant regulatory controls. For example, “Meets MASVS-Crypto and GDPR minimization” transforms vague guidance into testable outcomes. Share a user story, and we’ll suggest compliance-ready criteria.

Building a Compliant Secure SDLC

Integrate SAST, SCA, and MAST into pipelines with policy gates. Fail builds for weak crypto, outdated SDKs, or missing privacy strings. Comment if you want a sample pipeline with evidence artifacts automatically attached to releases.

Data Protection and Cryptography on Mobile

Designing data minimization and consent

Collect only what you need, explain why, and honor user choices. Build consent flows that are revocable and auditable. Post a screenshot of your current consent screen, and we’ll suggest compliant, user-friendly refinements.

Crypto that resists real mobile threats

Use platform keystores with hardware-backed keys, modern TLS with certificate pinning, and authenticated encryption. Avoid custom crypto. Document configurations so auditors see intentionality. Ask for our crypto configuration checklist tailored to iOS and Android.

Jailbreak, root, and tamper protections

Detect compromised devices, obfuscate code, and protect against runtime hooking. Pair detection with safe degradation of features. Comment if you want sample risk-based responses mapped to MASVS resilience requirements and app store guidance.

Adopt OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, short-lived access tokens, and refresh tokens bound to device secrets. Use OIDC for identity claims and predictable logout. Subscribe for our mobile auth sequence diagrams and review checklist.

Store tokens in secure enclaves or keystores, never in plain preferences. Enforce TLS, pin certificates, and rotate keys. Add device binding and biometric re-auth for sensitive actions. Comment with your session timeout strategy.

A small fintech repeatedly failed SOC 2 due to token leakage in debug logs. They added structured redaction, shortened token lifetimes, and checklist-based reviews. The next audit passed smoothly. Want the redaction patterns they used?

Testing, Monitoring, and Incident Response

Align tests to MASTG, cover static, dynamic, and runtime analysis, and include manual abuse-case exploration. Schedule periodic third-party pen tests. Subscribe to receive an editable test calendar and sample scope language.

Testing, Monitoring, and Incident Response

Collect only necessary security telemetry, anonymize where possible, and avoid sensitive payloads. Log security events with traceability to user consent. Comment if you want logging field templates that satisfy auditors and privacy officers.

Supply Chain and Third‑Party Risk Management

Taming SDK sprawl with SBOMs and reviews

Generate a mobile SBOM, track licenses, and evaluate SDK data practices. Remove unused trackers. Establish periodic reviews tied to release trains. Subscribe for our SBOM template and a risk rubric tailored to mobile libraries.

Secure delivery: signing, notarization, and vetting

Protect signing keys in HSM-backed services, rotate certificates, and enforce reproducible builds. Validate store notarization results and automated malware scans. Comment if you want a release gate checklist aligned to MASVS and store policies.

Vendor risk and data processing agreements

Assess vendors with questionnaires covering encryption, retention, breach notification, and sub-processors. Negotiate DPAs that reflect your obligations. Maintain a living register. Ask for our vendor intake form that maps to common audit frameworks.