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Towards Automatic Generation Of Security-Centric Descriptions For Android Apps, Mu Zhang, Yue Duan, Qian Feng, Heng Yin
Towards Automatic Generation Of Security-Centric Descriptions For Android Apps, Mu Zhang, Yue Duan, Qian Feng, Heng Yin
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
To improve the security awareness of end users, Android markets directly present two classes of literal app information: 1) permission requests and 2) textual descriptions. Unfortunately, neither can serve the needs. A permission list is not only hard to understand but also inadequate; textual descriptions provided by developers are not security-centric and are significantly deviated from the permissions. To fill in this gap, we propose a novel technique to automatically generate security-centric app descriptions, based on program analysis. We implement a prototype system, DESCRIBEME, and evaluate our system using both DroidBench and real-world Android apps. Experimental results demonstrate that DESCRIBEME …
Smartphones And Ble Services: Empirical Insights, Meera Radhakrishnan, Archan Misra, Rajesh Krishna Balan, Youngki Lee
Smartphones And Ble Services: Empirical Insights, Meera Radhakrishnan, Archan Misra, Rajesh Krishna Balan, Youngki Lee
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
Driven by the rapid market growth of sensors and beacons that offer Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) based connectivity, this paper empirically investigates the performance characteristics of the BLE interface on multiple Android smartphones, and the consequent impact on a proposed BLE-based service: continuous indoor location. We first use extensive measurement studies with multiple Android devices to establish that the BLE interface on current smartphones is not as "low-energy" as nominally expected, and establish that continuous use of such a BLE interface is not feasible unless we choose a moderately large scan interval and a low duty cycle. We then explore …
Understanding The Test Automation Culture Of App Developers, Pavneet Singh Kochhar, Ferdian. Thung, Nachiappan Nagappan, Thomas Zimmermann, David Lo
Understanding The Test Automation Culture Of App Developers, Pavneet Singh Kochhar, Ferdian. Thung, Nachiappan Nagappan, Thomas Zimmermann, David Lo
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
Smartphone applications (apps) have gained popularity recently. Millions of smartphone applications (apps) are available on different app stores which gives users plethora of options to choose from, however, it also raises concern if these apps are adequately tested before they are released for public use. In this study, we want to understand the test automation culture prevalent among app developers. Specifically, we want to examine the current state of testing of apps, the tools that are commonly used by app developers, and the problems faced by them. To get an insight on the test automation culture, we conduct two different …