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Security Enhancement of Secure USB Debugging in Android System
Author Info
Xu, Mingzhe
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1417536423
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2014, Master of Science, University of Toledo, Engineering (Computer Science).
Abstract
The security of Android Debug Bridge (ADB) has attracted much attention from researchers, because it has a high privilege level and a low level of protection. Many attacks on Android systems have taken advantage of the security holes of ADB. Thus, in the updating patch of Android 4.2.2, a new security feature secure USB debugging was implemented so that only trusted hosts can use ADB. This research studies the features of internal communications of ADB. Then it analyzes its protection effects on ADB based attacks and found that the new feature cannot provide sufficient protection when the host used to connect with Android devices has been compromised. A demonstration attack following this method is given along with an improvement design of the security mechanism of USB Debugging Mode. The implementation of this design and its evaluation are also provided to demonstrate its effectiveness.
Committee
Weiqing Sun, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Mansoor Alam, Dr. (Committee Co-Chair)
Henry Ledgard, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
68 p.
Subject Headings
Computer Science
Keywords
Android Security
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Android Debug Bridge
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Secure USB Debugging
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Smart Phone Security
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Xu, M. (2014).
Security Enhancement of Secure USB Debugging in Android System
[Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1417536423
APA Style (7th edition)
Xu, Mingzhe.
Security Enhancement of Secure USB Debugging in Android System.
2014. University of Toledo, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1417536423.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Xu, Mingzhe. "Security Enhancement of Secure USB Debugging in Android System." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1417536423
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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