# mobile-audit

Audits iOS and Android mobile apps against OWASP MASVS and MASTG standards. Use it to review sensitive storage, weak crypto, network pinning, and platform IPC issues.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 389 installs · ★ 435
- Author: briiirussell
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mobile-audit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mobile-audit

## What it does

The skill guides static analysis of source code and compiled binaries for iOS and Android. It organizes audits around OWASP MASVS categories, inspecting data in Keychain or Keystore, hardcoded tokens, cryptographic primitives, and cleartext traffic rules. The agent relies on tools including Bash, Grep, Read, and WebSearch.

Written authorization is required before testing any binary. Reverse engineering without publisher consent brings immediate legal exposure. Scope is strictly limited to the application and its platform interactions. For backend endpoints and library vulnerabilities in Gradle, SPM, or CocoaPods, pair this review with `api-audit` and `dependency-audit`.

Checks flag open Intent filters, custom URL schemes, WebView bridge issues, and unmasked app switcher previews. Missing certificate pinning backups or disabled stack canaries are also surfaced.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill mobile-audit -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/mobile-audit/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/mobile-audit/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill mobile-audit -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/mobile-audit/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill mobile-audit -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/mobile-audit/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills mobile-audit
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/mobile-audit/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill mobile-audit -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --path skills/mobile-audit
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/mobile-audit/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill mobile-audit -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mobile-audit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Detect leaked secrets and tokens in logs, bundle plists, or unencrypted preferences
- Validate certificate pinning configurations and block cleartext network traffic
- Inspect deep link handlers, Intent filters, and exported Android components
- Audit cryptographic algorithms, PBKDF2 iteration counts, and random number generators
- Enforce background screen blurring and clipboard sensitivity flags

## Example prompts
- Run a mobile security audit on this iOS project against OWASP MASVS
- Check our Android app for certificate pinning and insecure data storage
- Review our custom URL schemes and exported Android components for vulnerabilities

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: mobile-audit
description: "Audit iOS and Android mobile applications against OWASP MASVS / MASTG — insecure storage, weak crypto, certificate pinning, deeplinks, IPC, jailbreak/root detection, reverse-engineering resistance. Use when the user mentions 'mobile security,' 'iOS security,' 'Android security,' 'mobile audit,' 'mobile pentest,' 'MASVS,' 'MASTG,' 'certificate pinning,' 'jailbreak detection,' 'root detection,' 'deeplink,' 'URL scheme,' 'app transport security,' 'keychain,' 'keystore,' 'mobile reverse engineering,' or has a mobile app to review."
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Grep, Glob, WebSearch
---

# Mobile Audit — iOS & Android Application Security Review

Audit mobile apps against the OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) and Mobile Application Security Testing Guide (MASTG). Covers source code review, static analysis of compiled binaries, and runtime testing.

Scope: this skill covers the *app* and its interaction with the device, the backend, and other apps. For backend API security, pair with `api-audit`. For dependency CVEs (CocoaPods, SPM, Gradle), pair with `dependency-audit`.

## Authorization Check

Before reverse-engineering or runtime-testing a binary, confirm:
1. The app is yours, or you have written authorization from the publisher
2. You're operating in an environment you control (test device, emulator, dedicated sandbox)
3. App store ToS — Apple and Google generally allow security research on apps you own; testing competitor apps without authorization is a fast path to legal exposure

If unclear, ask before proceeding.

## Audit Checklist — MASVS-STORAGE (Sensitive Data Storage)

- **iOS:** keychain items use the strongest available `kSecAttrAccessible` class — `kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlockedThisDeviceOnly` or `kSecAttrAccessibleAfterFirstUnlockThisDeviceOnly`. Avoid `Always` and `ThisDeviceOnly`-less variants
- **iOS:** no secrets in `NSUserDefaults`, plist, or app bundle — `strings <app>.ipa` should not reveal API keys or secrets
- **Android:** secrets in EncryptedSharedPreferences / Keystore-backed encrypted storage, not raw SharedPreferences
- **Android:** `android:allowBackup="false"` in the manifest (or backup rules carefully scoped) — otherwise `adb backup` extracts everything
- **Both:** no PII / tokens written to logs that survive a crash (NSLog, Log.d, third-party crash reporters)
- **Both:** Pasteboard / Clipboard access — sensitive fields don't auto-share to system clipboard (iOS `pasteboard.expirationDate`, Android `ClipDescription.EXTRA_IS_SENSITIVE`)
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