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conducting-mobile-app-penetration-test
Conducts penetration testing of iOS and Android mobile applications following the OWASP Mobile Application Security Testing Guide (MASTG) to identify vulnerabilities in data storage, network communication, authentication, cryptography, and platform-specific security controls. The tester performs static analysis of application binaries, dynamic analysis at runtime, and API security testing to evaluate the complete mobile attack surface. Activates for requests involving mobile app pentest, iOS security assessment, Android security testing, or OWASP MASTG assessment.
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# Conducting Mobile App Penetration Test
## When to Use
- Testing mobile applications before release to identify security vulnerabilities and data protection issues
- Conducting compliance assessments against OWASP MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) levels L1 and L2
- Evaluating the security of mobile banking, healthcare, or government applications handling sensitive data
- Testing mobile apps that interact with backend APIs to assess the end-to-end security of the mobile ecosystem
- Assessing mobile application resistance to reverse engineering, tampering, and runtime manipulation
**Do not use** against mobile applications without written authorization from the application owner, for distributing modified or repackaged applications, or for testing apps on the public app stores without a separate test build.
## Most Often Missed & How to Confirm
- **Backend API testing through the app** — the mobile client is often just a thin shell; the real BOLA/BFLA/mass-assignment bugs live in the API. Bypass pinning, then test every endpoint the app calls with another user's IDs and a lower-privilege token. Don't treat "the API was tested separately" as coverage.