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Mobile Application Penetration Testing (MAPT)

Your Mobile App Lives on Millions of Devices. Every One Is a Potential Attack Vector.

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What Is Mobile Application Penetration Testing (MAPT)?

Mobile Application Penetration Testing is the process of finding security vulnerabilities in your iOS and Android applications — the app binary itself, how it stores data, how it communicates with backend servers, and whether it can be tampered with.

India has over 80 crore smartphone users. For most Indian businesses today — from UPI payment apps to food delivery and healthcare — the mobile app IS the business. It is where sensitive data lives.

Mobile apps face unique challenges: the binary is literally in the attacker's hands. They can decompile it, reverse-engineer it, and extract every API key, encryption routine, and business rule embedded in the code.

Why Your Business Needs This

We have tested mobile apps for Indian companies where the entire Aadhaar number was stored in plain text in local storage. Where API keys for payment gateways were hardcoded in the app binary. Where the entire authentication could be bypassed by modifying one local file.

These are real findings from real Indian mobile applications. A compromised mobile app does not just affect one user — it affects every user who has the app installed. With millions of Indian users on your app, a single vulnerability can expose the data of lakhs of people.

What You Get

check_circleComplete binary analysis for both iOS and Android
check_circleLocal data storage security testing — SharedPreferences, Keychain, SQLite
check_circleNetwork communication analysis — certificate pinning validation, MITM testing
check_circleRuntime manipulation testing with Frida and Objection
check_circleBackend API security testing for every endpoint
check_circleCompliance with RBI mobile banking guidelines and CERT-In requirements

Why Choose Verentix

Verentix mobile testing goes to the binary level. We decompile your app. We reverse-engineer your business logic. We hook into runtime functions with Frida. We test on jailbroken and rooted devices.

For Indian apps, we pay special attention to UPI payment flows, Aadhaar data handling, and local data storage for sensitive financial information. We know the specific regulatory requirements from RBI for mobile banking apps.

For each vulnerability, we provide platform-specific remediation — not generic advice like 'encrypt your data' but specific guidance like 'use Android Keystore with AES-256-GCM for this data field' or 'implement SSL pinning using TrustKit with these specific certificates.'

Our Approach

Static Analysis (Day 1-3): Decompile binary, analyse source code, check for hardcoded credentials, API keys, encryption keys, and sensitive strings.

Dynamic Analysis (Day 3-6): Frida-based runtime hooking and manipulation. Test authentication bypass, root/jailbreak detection bypass, and business logic tampering at runtime.

Network Analysis (Day 6-8): Traffic interception, certificate pinning testing, API communication analysis, and man-in-the-middle vulnerability assessment.

Backend API Testing (Day 8-10): Every API endpoint called by the mobile app is tested for BOLA, authentication bypass, injection, and business logic flaws.

Reporting & Remediation (Day 10-12): Platform-specific findings with code-level fixes for both iOS and Android. Re-testing included.

Real Results for Indian Businesses

A digital payments company in Bengaluru found their Android app stored UPI PINs in SharedPreferences with basic Base64 encoding — not actual encryption. This affected 12 lakh active users. Our remediation guidance specified the exact Android Keystore implementation to fix this.

An ed-tech platform in Delhi found their premium content DRM could be bypassed by modifying a single boolean value in the app binary. Piracy losses were estimated at ₹25 lakh per month.

A healthcare app in Mumbai was storing patient medical records in an unencrypted SQLite database on the device. Combined with a missing root detection check, this meant any rooted device could extract complete medical records for all patients the doctor had accessed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you test both iOS and Android?expand_more
Yes. We test both platforms in every engagement. iOS and Android have different security models, different storage mechanisms, and different attack vectors. A vulnerability may exist on one platform but not the other, so both must be tested.
Do you need our source code?expand_more
No. We perform black-box testing by decompiling the app binary. However, if you provide source code, we can conduct a more thorough white-box review that finds deeper issues. We recommend providing source code for critical apps like payment and healthcare applications.
Can you test UPI payment flows?expand_more
Yes. We have extensive experience testing UPI integrations in Indian fintech apps — including payment initiation, callback handling, amount validation, and transaction integrity. UPI-specific testing is a core part of our MAPT service for fintech clients.

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