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Workflows: Exploiting Insecure Data Storage in Mobile

Workflow 1: Android Data Storage Assessment

[Install & exercise app] --> [Root/ADB access] --> [Extract internal storage]
                                                          |
                                       +------------------+------------------+
                                       |                  |                  |
                              [SharedPreferences]   [SQLite DBs]      [File system]
                              [Grep for secrets]    [Open & query]    [Check permissions]
                              [Check encryption]    [Check SQLCipher] [External storage]
                                       |                  |                  |
                                       +------------------+------------------+
                                                          |
                                                   [Backup extraction]
                                                   [ADB backup test]
                                                          |
                                                   [Memory analysis]
                                                   [Logcat review]
                                                          |
                                                   [Report findings]

Workflow 2: iOS Data Storage Assessment

[Install & exercise app] --> [Jailbreak/Objection] --> [Extract sandbox data]
                                                              |
                                           +------------------+------------------+
                                           |                  |                  |
                                    [Keychain dump]    [Plist analysis]   [SQLite DBs]
                                    [Protection class] [NSUserDefaults]   [Core Data]
                                    [Access control]   [Sensitive values] [Encryption check]
                                           |                  |                  |
                                           +------------------+------------------+
                                                              |
                                                    [Backup inclusion check]
                                                    [Memory string search]
                                                    [Clipboard monitoring]
                                                              |
                                                    [Report findings]

Decision Matrix: Data Storage Risk

Storage Mechanism Encrypted Access Restricted Backup Excluded Risk Level
SharedPreferences (plaintext) No App-only No CRITICAL
EncryptedSharedPreferences Yes App-only Depends LOW
SQLite (no SQLCipher) No App-only No HIGH
SQLCipher (key in code) Yes* App-only No MEDIUM
Android Keystore Yes Hardware-backed N/A LOW
iOS Keychain (kSecAttrAccessibleAlways) Yes Always accessible N/A MEDIUM
iOS Keychain (complete protection) Yes When unlocked only N/A LOW
External storage No World-readable N/A CRITICAL