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The OWASP MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) is the industry standard for mobile app security.

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The OWASP MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) is the industry standard for mobile app security.

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Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 6:01:32 PM UTC.

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HN mentions by year6 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2018-01-13 05:43:38 UTC to 2023-11-03 21:37:17 UTC.

0122018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments20182019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20202021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2023

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC211
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202

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From "Google Play rolls out an "Independent security review" badge for apps" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38134841 :: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-play-a... : > Specifically, that standard is MASA (Mobile App Security Assessment), which was introduced last year as an initiative of the App Defense Alliance (ADA) to define a concrete set of requirements for mobile app security. > The requirements concern data storage and data privacy practices, cryptography, authentication and session management, network communication, platform interaction, and code quality. App Defense Alliance > Mobile Application Security Assessment: https://appdefensealliance.dev/masa OWASP Mobile Application Security: https://mas.owasp.org/ : > The OWASP Mobile Application Security (MAS) flagship project provides a security standard f
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or mobile apps (OWASP MASVS) and a comprehensive testing guide (OWASP MASTG) that covers the processes, techniques, and tools used during a mobile app security test, as well as an exhaustive set of test cases OWASP MAS Checklist .xlsx: https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mastg/releases/latest/downloa... OWASP/owasp-mastg: https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mastg : > The Mobile Application Security Testing Guide (MASTG) is a comprehensive manual for mobile app security testing and reverse engineering. It describes the technical processes for verifying the controls listed in the OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS). OWASP/owasp-masvs: https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs : > The OWASP MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) is the industry standard for mobile app security.
In Independently security tested apps on Google Play
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-play-a... : > Specifically, that standard is MASA (Mobile App Security Assessment), which was introduced last year as an initiative of the App Defense Alliance (ADA) to define a concrete set of requirements for mobile app security. > The requirements concern data storage and data privacy practices, cryptography, authentication and session management, network communication, platform interaction, and code quality. App Defense Alliance > Mobile Application Security Assessment: https://appdefensealliance.dev/masa OWASP Mobile Application Security: https://mas.owasp.org/ : > The OWASP Mobile Application Security (MAS) flagship project provides a security standard for mobile apps (OWASP MASVS) and a comprehensive testing guide (OWASP MASTG) that covers the processes, techniques, and tools
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used during a mobile app security test, as well as an exhaustive set of test cases OWASP MAS Checklist .xlsx: https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mastg/releases/latest/downloa... OWASP/owasp-mastg: https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-mastg : > The Mobile Application Security Testing Guide (MASTG) is a comprehensive manual for mobile app security testing and reverse engineering. It describes the technical processes for verifying the controls listed in the OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS). OWASP/owasp-masvs: https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs : > The OWASP MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) is the industry standard for mobile app security.
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