7 Application Security Testing Tools You Should Know

51Testing October 31 2022
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There are more than 3.7 billion mobile users in the world. And constant security threads come out with the spread of mobile applications. As the importance of mobile application security to users, we are going to introduce 7 essential mobile application security testing tools.

ADB

Android Debug Bridge is called ADB for short. It is a mobile application testing command-line tool designed specifically for communicating with Android devices.

ADB provides a terminal interface for controlling android devices using USB to connect with the computer. It can be used for installing and uninstalling applications, running Shell commands, rebooting, transferring documents, etc. What’s more, it is easy to use this kind of command to restore android devices.

Characteristics:

It can easily integrate with the Android Studio Integration Development Environment of Google, monitor systems activities in real-time, operate at the system level by using Shell command, use Bluetooth, Wifi, USB, etc to communicate with devices.

Drozer (MWR InfoSecurity)

Drozer is an application security testing framework developed by MWR InforSecurity. It’s an open-source tool that can help developers to identify security breachs in android devices. Meanwhile, it can support both real android devices and simulators, automation support, execute complex activities, quickly evaluate complexity related to android security, and run Java code on Android devices.

QARK

QARK(Quick Android Review Kit) is a static code analysis tool that can provide clearly and concisely android application security threads information with detailed descriptions. It is helpful to uncover security threads on application source code and APK files.

Characteristics:

It can provide complete information about the security breach as it is an open-source tool. It can generate reports about potential breaches and information on solving these breaches. What’s more, it can highlight security problems related to the Android version.

It can scan all elements of the application, search for security threats, and identify the potential problems by performing tests with a customized application process in an APK form.

Zed Attack Proxy

Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is a free open source security testing tool that can provide 20 different languages versions, and support multiple script languages. It can identify security breaches in the application during the software development and test process.

MobSF

MobSF(Mobile Security Framework) is a mobile automation security testing tool for iOS and Android. It can be used expertly for dynamic and static analysis, and Web API testing. The essential data will not interact with that of the cloud because it can be hosted in a local environment. It can also perform faster security analysis for Android, iOS, and Windows mobile applications. Meanwhile, developers can identify security breaches during the development process by using this tool.

Veracode

Veracode uses cloud-based automation services to provide mobile applications with security services. It can quickly identify security problems in the application and take measures immediately to solve the problem.

Fortify

Fortify(Micro Focus) provides enterprises with solutions for security, risk management, hybrid IT, DevOps, etc. It uses a flexible delivery model to perform end-to-end testing; security testing includes static code analysis, scanning of mobile applications, and generating of the result. It can help to identify security breaches across networks, servers, and clients side.

Besides, it can support different platforms including Windows, iOS, Android, and Blackberry.


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7 Application Security Testing Tools You Should Know
51Testing October 31 2022

There are more than 3.7 billion mobile users in the world. And constant security threads come out with the spread of mobile applications. As the importance of mobile application security to users, we are going to introduce 7 essential mobile application security testing tools.

ADB

Android Debug Bridge is called ADB for short. It is a mobile application testing command-line tool designed specifically for communicating with Android devices.

ADB provides a terminal interface for controlling android devices using USB to connect with the computer. It can be used for installing and uninstalling applications, running Shell commands, rebooting, transferring documents, etc. What’s more, it is easy to use this kind of command to restore android devices.

Characteristics:

It can easily integrate with the Android Studio Integration Development Environment of Google, monitor systems activities in real-time, operate at the system level by using Shell command, use Bluetooth, Wifi, USB, etc to communicate with devices.

Drozer (MWR InfoSecurity)

Drozer is an application security testing framework developed by MWR InforSecurity. It’s an open-source tool that can help developers to identify security breachs in android devices. Meanwhile, it can support both real android devices and simulators, automation support, execute complex activities, quickly evaluate complexity related to android security, and run Java code on Android devices.

QARK

QARK(Quick Android Review Kit) is a static code analysis tool that can provide clearly and concisely android application security threads information with detailed descriptions. It is helpful to uncover security threads on application source code and APK files.

Characteristics:

It can provide complete information about the security breach as it is an open-source tool. It can generate reports about potential breaches and information on solving these breaches. What’s more, it can highlight security problems related to the Android version.

It can scan all elements of the application, search for security threats, and identify the potential problems by performing tests with a customized application process in an APK form.

Zed Attack Proxy

Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is a free open source security testing tool that can provide 20 different languages versions, and support multiple script languages. It can identify security breaches in the application during the software development and test process.

MobSF

MobSF(Mobile Security Framework) is a mobile automation security testing tool for iOS and Android. It can be used expertly for dynamic and static analysis, and Web API testing. The essential data will not interact with that of the cloud because it can be hosted in a local environment. It can also perform faster security analysis for Android, iOS, and Windows mobile applications. Meanwhile, developers can identify security breaches during the development process by using this tool.

Veracode

Veracode uses cloud-based automation services to provide mobile applications with security services. It can quickly identify security problems in the application and take measures immediately to solve the problem.

Fortify

Fortify(Micro Focus) provides enterprises with solutions for security, risk management, hybrid IT, DevOps, etc. It uses a flexible delivery model to perform end-to-end testing; security testing includes static code analysis, scanning of mobile applications, and generating of the result. It can help to identify security breaches across networks, servers, and clients side.

Besides, it can support different platforms including Windows, iOS, Android, and Blackberry.


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