Reverse Engineering Vulnerabilities

Mobile applications are particularly susceptible to reverse engineering due to their distribution model. Attackers can download apps, decompile them, and analyze their functionality to find vulnerabilities or steal intellectual property.

Reverse Engineering Risks:

Exposed API endpoints and communication protocols
Stolen algorithms and business logic
Discovery of hardcoded secrets
Understanding of security mechanisms for bypass
Creation of modified/pirated versions

Protection Strategies:

// Android - Code obfuscation with ProGuard rules
// proguard-rules.pro
-keep class com.example.security.** { *; }
-keepclassmembers class * {
    @com.example.annotations.Keep *;
}

# Obfuscate sensitive method names
-obfuscate
-optimizationpasses 5
-dontpreverify

# Remove logging in release builds
-assumenosideeffects class android.util.Log {
    public static *** d(...);
    public static *** v(...);
    public static *** i(...);
    public static *** w(...);
    public static *** e(...);
}