Android Application Penetration Testing — Mobile Security Lab

Description

Secure Android apps end-to-end. Learn how to find, validate, and report mobile vulnerabilities responsibly.

Course Overview

This practical course teaches mobile security from the ground up, focusing on Android application penetration testing. Students learn secure assessment methodologies, static and dynamic analysis, reverse engineering basics, and how to craft high-quality vulnerability reports. All hands-on practice is performed in isolated labs and intentionally vulnerable apps — never on live third-party systems — so learners gain real skills while staying fully legal and ethical.

What You’ll Learn

• Android app architecture: APK structure, components (Activities, Services, BroadcastReceivers), and manifest analysis

• Static analysis techniques: decompiling, source review, sensitive data discovery, and insecure storage identification

• Dynamic analysis & runtime testing: instrumentation, hooking, and tracing to understand app behavior (lab-safe)

• Common mobile vulnerabilities: insecure data storage, weak crypto, insecure communication, improper auth, intent vulnerabilities, insecure WebView, and more

• Reverse engineering basics for Android: unpacking obfuscated code, using decompilers and disassemblers (for lab targets)

• Intercepting & manipulating app traffic (API testing), certificate pinning bypass concepts (conceptual + lab-safe methods)

• Using mobile security tools and frameworks responsibly (scanning, static/dynamic analysis, emulators, and device labs)

• Building repeatable test plans, PoCs for labs, and high-impact vulnerability reports for vendors and bug-bounty platforms

• Responsible disclosure practices and legal/ethical boundaries specific to mobile security

Who Should Enroll

• Aspiring mobile security researchers and bug-bounty hunters

• App developers, QA engineers, and DevSecOps professionals who want to harden Android apps

• Junior pentesters wanting to add mobile testing to their skillset

• Students and professionals aiming for mobile security roles or freelance bug-bounty work

Course Features

• Hands-on labs using isolated device/emulator environments and intentionally vulnerable Android apps

• Guided exercises in static & dynamic analysis, reverse engineering basics, and API testing

• Tool workshops (lab-appropriate use of common mobile-security tooling) and configuration guides

• Report-writing templates, PoC best practices, and sample disclosure emails

• Mentor feedback on lab submissions and sample vulnerability reports

• Final capstone: full Android app security assessment and remediation recommendations

• Certificate of completion and portfolio guidance for presenting findings ethically

Safety & Ethics — Important

All practical work is done on lab environments or with explicit permission. The course emphasizes legal, ethical testing, and responsible disclosure — we do not teach or condone unauthorized testing of live apps or services.

Ready to secure mobile apps and hunt impactful mobile bugs?
Enroll now in Android Application Penetration Testing and build the skills to assess, report, and harden Android applications professionally.