Google Launches Android Application Security Knowledge Base for Developers

TapTechNews August 3rd news, Google has recently launched an Android Application Security Knowledge Base (AndroidApplicationSecurityKnowledgeBase, AAKB) for Android developers. The relevant knowledge base is mainly embedded in AndroidStudio, and a web version is also provided, claiming to assist developers in building more secure applications.

It is understood that the relevant knowledge base mainly contains various security guide articles. Google claims that these articles will be continuously updated, and constantly add the latest content according to the latest security threats and technological change trends in the industry. Developers can obtain the latest security guides and repair suggestions from it, and then discover and repair vulnerabilities early in the development process to improve the security and quality of the overall product.

TapTechNews noted that readers can directly view articles in the web version of the knowledge base (no login account required) and leave comments on the article content (login account required). Google said that they write the guides in a clear and verified way, and these guides are claimed to have passed the joint review of technical partners such as Microsoft while following the OWASPMASVS standard, so as to ensure that the content can provide industry-standard guidance to facilitate developers to understand/fix possible security risks in their applications.

Google mentioned that the relevant guides have also been embedded into the built-in code inspection function (LintChecks) of AndroidStudio. When developers build an application program, the code inspection function of the IDE can provide relevant AAKB articles to help developers immediately reduce problems in the code.