Redbot Security mobile application penetration testing for iOS, Android, mobile APIs, authentication, storage, and backend exposure
MOBILE APPLICATION PENETRATION TESTING

Mobile Application
Penetration Testing Services.

Redbot Security performs manual mobile application penetration testing for iOS and Android applications, mobile APIs, authentication flows, session handling, local storage, secrets exposure, device interaction, backend integrations, and mobile attack paths that automated tools often miss.

MOBILE APP SECURITY ASSESSMENT

Mobile Applications Introduce Unique Trust Boundaries

Modern mobile applications operate across iOS and Android devices, backend APIs, authentication systems, local storage, third-party SDKs, push services, cloud infrastructure, and connected workflows. Redbot Security performs manual mobile application penetration testing to identify how attackers can abuse trust assumptions, expose sensitive data, manipulate mobile logic, and reach backend systems.

SENIOR-LED MOBILE TESTING

Manual iOS and Android Penetration Testing

Redbot evaluates mobile applications through manual security testing focused on reverse engineering, insecure storage, authentication abuse, mobile API exposure, runtime behavior, workflow manipulation, and realistic mobile attack paths.

AUTHENTICATION, APIS & TRUST

Session Security and Backend Exposure Validation

Testing validates mobile authentication workflows, token handling, API authorization, OAuth flows, biometric behavior, certificate pinning, session management, and backend trust relationships across connected mobile ecosystems.

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IOS & ANDROID SECURITY ANALYSIS

Runtime, Storage, and Workflow Security Testing

Redbot assesses jailbreak and root detection, local data exposure, WebView security, deep links, insecure SDK integrations, runtime protections, mobile workflow abuse, and OWASP MASVS-aligned mobile security risks.

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MOBILE APPLICATION ATTACK SURFACES

Mobile Security Risks Emerge Through Insecure Trust Relationships

Modern mobile applications rely on distributed trust across devices, authentication systems, local storage, backend APIs, cloud services, third-party SDKs, push infrastructure, and connected workflows. Redbot evaluates how attackers chain these environments together to bypass controls, manipulate application behavior, expose sensitive data, and compromise mobile functionality across iOS and Android ecosystems.

AUTHENTICATION & SESSIONS

Authentication, Biometrics & Session Manipulation

Assess insecure authentication workflows, token exposure, session handling weaknesses, biometric implementation flaws, OAuth trust abuse, account recovery bypass opportunities, and authorization failures across mobile environments and backend systems.

MOBILE API SECURITY

API Exposure & Backend Trust Exploitation

Identify insecure mobile API exposure, object-level authorization weaknesses, backend trust assumptions, insecure direct object references, chained request abuse, excessive permissions, and exploitable application-to-service trust relationships.

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DEVICE & DATA EXPOSURE

Local Data Storage & Runtime Exposure

Evaluate insecure Keychain and Keystore usage, cached credentials, local databases, token persistence, runtime memory exposure, jailbreak and root detection weaknesses, certificate pinning bypass opportunities, and sensitive mobile data leakage.

MOBILE LOGIC & RUNTIME

Workflow Manipulation & Reverse Engineering

Validate how attackers manipulate mobile workflows, reverse engineer application behavior, abuse deep links and WebViews, bypass runtime protections, exploit insecure SDK integrations, and compromise mobile trust boundaries aligned to OWASP MASVS and MASTG testing methodology.

MANUAL MOBILE SECURITY VALIDATION

Mobile Application Risk Is More Than What Runs On The Device

Redbot tests how mobile applications interact with backend APIs, authentication providers, cloud services, local device storage, mobile runtime controls, third-party SDKs, and connected workflows to identify exploitable attack paths that automated tooling often misses.

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MOBILE APPLICATION TESTING METHODOLOGY

How Redbot Tests Mobile Applications

Redbot performs structured mobile application penetration testing across iOS and Android applications, mobile clients, backend APIs, authentication workflows, local storage, runtime protections, application logic, and connected infrastructure.

MANUAL MOBILE SECURITY TESTING

Built Around Real Mobile Attack Paths

Mobile applications fail in ways scanners often miss. Redbot evaluates how attackers interact with the app, device, APIs, authentication flows, local data, runtime behavior, third-party SDKs, and backend services to identify exploitable mobile risk.

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DISCOVER

Architecture and Attack Surface Mapping

Identify mobile application components, exposed APIs, authentication systems, local storage behavior, deep links, WebViews, third-party SDKs, cloud integrations, and device trust assumptions.

VALIDATE

Authentication, API, and Session Validation

Assess authentication workflows, biometric behavior, OAuth flows, token handling, session persistence, authorization enforcement, API exposure, object access controls, and backend trust.

ANALYZE

Runtime Analysis and Reverse Engineering

Evaluate runtime protections, jailbreak and root detection, certificate pinning, local storage, instrumentation exposure, insecure persistence, and reverse engineering resilience.

EXPLOIT

Dynamic Exploitation and Workflow Abuse

Validate exploitability through dynamic analysis, mobile workflow manipulation, chained API attacks, insecure application logic, runtime manipulation, and realistic adversarial testing.

MOBILE SECURITY SPECIALIZATION

Mobile Trust.
Tested.

Redbot performs structured mobile application penetration testing to evaluate how attackers interact with iOS and Android clients, backend APIs, authentication workflows, local storage, runtime protections, application logic, and connected infrastructure.

Mobile Architecture & Attack Surface Mapping

Identify application components, mobile APIs, authentication systems, local storage behavior, deep links, WebViews, third-party SDKs, cloud integrations, and device trust assumptions across distributed mobile ecosystems.

Authentication, API & Session Security Validation

Assess authentication workflows, biometric behavior, OAuth flows, token handling, session persistence, authorization enforcement, object-level access controls, and backend trust relationships.

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Runtime Analysis & Reverse Engineering

Evaluate runtime protections, jailbreak and root detection, certificate pinning, local application storage, instrumentation exposure, insecure persistence, and reverse engineering resilience aligned to OWASP MASVS and MASTG.

Dynamic Exploitation & Workflow Manipulation

Validate exploitability through dynamic analysis, mobile workflow abuse, chained API attacks, insecure application logic, runtime manipulation, and realistic adversarial testing.

MOBILE SECURITY SPECIALIZATION
MANUAL MOBILE APPLICATION TESTING

Validate mobile application risk across devices, APIs, authentication, runtime behavior, local storage, and connected backend services.

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WHAT WE TEST

Mobile Security Testing Coverage

Redbot Security performs manual mobile application penetration testing across iOS and Android environments focused on runtime protections, authentication systems, local storage exposure, API abuse, reverse engineering resilience, backend trust relationships, and operational attack paths aligned to modern OWASP MASVS and MASTG methodology.

MANUAL MOBILE TESTING SCOPE

Coverage Across Device, App, API, and Runtime Trust Boundaries

Mobile risk rarely lives in one layer. Redbot tests how platform controls, authentication flows, local storage, APIs, backend services, runtime behavior, and mobile workflows interact under real attack conditions.

IOS SECURITY TESTING

iOS Platform & Application Trust Validation

  • Keychain and secure storage analysis
  • ATS and certificate validation testing
  • Universal links and URL scheme abuse
  • iCloud and sensitive data exposure
  • Face ID and Touch ID workflow validation
ANDROID SECURITY TESTING

Android Application & Runtime Exposure Analysis

  • Manifest and exported component analysis
  • Intent and broadcast receiver abuse
  • WebView and deep link security testing
  • APK reverse engineering and static analysis
  • Android Keystore and local data exposure
AUTHENTICATION & SESSION SECURITY

Identity, OAuth & Session Trust Validation

  • OAuth and token security testing
  • Biometric authentication validation
  • Session persistence and replay exposure
  • MFA workflow and account recovery analysis
  • Authorization and access control weaknesses
API & BACKEND SECURITY

API Exposure & Backend Trust Relationships

  • Object-level authorization testing
  • Mobile API abuse and request manipulation
  • Backend trust relationship validation
  • Token handling and authorization logic
  • Business logic and workflow exploitation
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RUNTIME & REVERSE ENGINEERING

Dynamic Analysis & Application Tampering

  • Runtime instrumentation exposure
  • Frida and dynamic manipulation testing
  • Certificate pinning bypass validation
  • Jailbreak and root detection assessment
  • Application tampering and obfuscation review
SENSITIVE DATA & PRIVACY EXPOSURE

Local Storage, Logging & Information Leakage

  • Clipboard and screenshot exposure analysis
  • Cached credentials and token persistence
  • Application logging and debug exposure
  • Unsafe local storage validation
  • Operational data leakage across workflows
TESTING TOOLING

Frida • Objection • MobSF • Burp Suite Pro • jadx • Ghidra • mitmproxy • Hopper

METHODOLOGY ALIGNMENT

OWASP MASVS • OWASP MASTG • PTES • NIST SP 800-115 • MITRE ATT&CK Mobile

TESTING APPROACH

Static Analysis • Dynamic Analysis • Runtime Instrumentation • Reverse Engineering

WHEN TO TEST MOBILE APPLICATIONS

Mobile Workflows Carry Real Business Risk

Organizations rely on mobile applications for authentication, healthcare workflows, financial transactions, customer platforms, operational systems, and cloud-connected services. Redbot helps teams validate how attackers may abuse mobile trust relationships, APIs, device functionality, and application logic before weaknesses create operational risk.

BUYER TRIGGERS

Test Before Mobile Risk Reaches Users

Mobile penetration testing is most valuable before launch, after major architecture changes, before enterprise customer review, and whenever sensitive data, authentication, APIs, or regulated workflows depend on the mobile application.

RELEASE READINESS

Before Production Launches & Major Releases

Validate mobile application security before App Store or Google Play deployment, major feature rollouts, authentication changes, payment integrations, or backend infrastructure updates introduce exploitable exposure.

SENSITIVE DATA

Applications Handling Sensitive User Data

Mobile applications processing healthcare information, financial records, authentication credentials, regulated data, or operational business information require validation across local storage, APIs, session handling, and mobile trust boundaries.

IDENTITY & ACCESS

Mobile Authentication & Identity Platforms

Applications supporting MFA, SSO, biometric authentication, OAuth workflows, passwordless login systems, or enterprise identity integrations require deeper validation around token trust, replay exposure, and session manipulation risk.

REGULATED WORKFLOWS

Fintech, Healthcare & Regulated Environments

Mobile platforms operating in HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS-driven, or regulated operational environments often require advanced security testing to validate mobile application exposure and compliance readiness.

API & CLOUD DEPENDENCIES

API-Driven & Cloud-Connected Mobile Platforms

Modern mobile ecosystems increasingly depend on APIs, cloud infrastructure, backend orchestration, push services, third-party SDKs, and distributed authentication systems that introduce complex chained attack paths.

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INDEPENDENT VALIDATION

Organizations Requiring Security Assurance

Mobile security assessments provide independent validation for enterprise customers, procurement requirements, cyber insurance reviews, security programs, investor diligence, and operational assurance.

MOBILE APPLICATION PENETRATION TESTING FAQ

Questions About Mobile App Security Testing

Mobile application penetration testing helps organizations validate real-world security risk across iOS and Android applications, mobile APIs, authentication flows, local storage, runtime behavior, and connected backend services.

What is mobile application penetration testing?

Mobile application penetration testing is a manual security assessment of iOS and Android applications designed to identify exploitable vulnerabilities across the mobile client, local storage, authentication flows, APIs, runtime behavior, device interaction, and connected backend systems.

What does Redbot test in a mobile application?

Redbot tests mobile authentication, session handling, token storage, local data exposure, API authorization, deep links, WebViews, SDK integrations, jailbreak and root detection, certificate pinning, reverse engineering exposure, runtime manipulation, and backend trust relationships.

Do you test both iOS and Android applications?

Yes. Redbot performs mobile application penetration testing across both iOS and Android environments. Testing can include platform-specific risks such as Keychain and Keystore usage, ATS configuration, exported Android components, Universal Links, deep links, WebViews, local storage, and mobile runtime behavior.

Is mobile API testing included?

Yes. Mobile API testing is a core part of mobile application penetration testing because many mobile risks involve backend APIs, object-level authorization, token handling, request manipulation, session trust, and business logic. Redbot also offers dedicated API penetration testing for deeper backend validation.

How is mobile penetration testing different from automated scanning?

Automated tools can identify certain mobile security issues, but they often miss business logic flaws, authentication abuse, chained API attacks, runtime manipulation, insecure trust assumptions, and workflow-specific vulnerabilities. Redbot performs manual testing to validate real exploitability and operational risk.

Do you use OWASP MASVS and MASTG?

Yes. Redbot aligns mobile testing with OWASP MASVS and MASTG methodology where applicable, while also validating real-world attack paths involving authentication, mobile APIs, local storage, runtime behavior, reverse engineering, and backend trust relationships.

When should a mobile app be penetration tested?

Mobile applications should be tested before production launch, after major releases, before authentication or payment changes, before enterprise customer review, after backend API changes, and whenever the application handles sensitive user data, regulated workflows, or business-critical functionality.

What do we receive after testing?

Redbot provides a clear penetration testing report with validated findings, evidence, affected components, exploitability context, business impact, severity, remediation guidance, and practical recommendations for engineering, security, compliance, and leadership teams.

MOBILE APPLICATION PENETRATION TESTING

Validate Mobile Risk Before Attackers Find It

Redbot Security helps organizations test iOS and Android applications across mobile clients, APIs, authentication flows, local storage, runtime behavior, backend trust relationships, and connected workflows before vulnerabilities become operational exposure.

iOS & Android Testing
Mobile API Validation
OWASP MASVS-Aligned
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