PROPOSAL FOR AN IMPROVED SYSTEM PERMISSIONS ON THE ANDROID PLATFORM

Abstract

This paper provides an analysis of a System Permissions as one of the most important security mechanisms of the Android platform. The roles of this system in the different layers of Android architecture were described. Additionally, the challenges facing this mechanism are described and the consequences of improper use of the System Permissions are particularly analyzed. A special attention is given to the process of publishing applications and mechanisms for the verification of applications as well as their lack of efficiency when it comes to abuse of the System Permissions. As a practical work, the two Android applications, that demonstrate an attempt to abuse the System Permissions in order to perform the certain malicious activities, were developed. In addition, publication of these applications on the Google Play Store is attempted. At the end, the proposal for improving the System Permissions is given, as well as the security guidelines that should improve the security of the entire platform and its users.