Course Overview
This course focuses on Android and iOS Mobile Application Penetration testing. The course will demonstrate common techniques to extract sensitive data from Android and iOS Application such as API Keys, stored secrets, and firebase databases, and provide a solid foundation for continuing a career as a Mobile Application Penetration Tester. This course will cover the common methodologies and practices you can utilize to start Bug Bounty hunting mobile applications.
Prerequisites & System Requirements
The student should have:
- A basic understanding of Web Application or API-based penetration testing
- Some familiarity with Mobile Application platforms such as iOS and Android (like how to navigate to settings, install applications, etc.) is expected.
For the Android section of this course the following device requirements will apply:
- Windows, Linux, or MacOS based machine
- 16 GB of RAM or more (to run virtual machines as well as emulated devices)
- At least 250GB of available storage
For the iOS Section of this course the following device requirements will apply:
- MacOS-based Machine (Macbook, Mac Mini, etc.), or Linux-Based physical machine with preferably with 16 GB of RAM as well as at least 250GB of available storage
- Physical iPhone or iPad running iOS 16.x or less (for jailbreaking purposes)
Mobile Application Penetration Testing Course Overview
What will I learn?
- How to follow the Penetration Testing and Mobile Application Penetration Testing Processes
- How to setup a lab environment to analyze both iOS and Android Mobile applications that are pulled directly from the Apple and Google Play Stores
- Manual analysis of Mobile Applications for sensitive information such as URLs, Storage Buckets, Firebase Databases, and other Stored Secret
- Automated analysis of Mobile Applications by using tools like MobSF
- How to break SSL Pinning by using Objection and Frida for both iOS and Android
- The OWASP Top Ten for Mobile
- How to jailbreak an iOS device