Visible to the public Faux Disk Encryption: Realities of Secure Storage on Mobile Devices

TitleFaux Disk Encryption: Realities of Secure Storage on Mobile Devices
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsSuarez, Drew, Mayer, Daniel
Conference NameProceedings of the International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems
PublisherACM
Conference LocationNew York, NY, USA
ISBN Number978-1-4503-4178-3
KeywordsCollaboration, composability, Encryption, Human Behavior, ios, iOS encryption, Metrics, Resiliency, Scalability
Abstract

This paper reviews the challenges faced when securing data on mobile devices. After a discussion of the state-of-the-art of secure storage for iOS and Android, the paper introduces an attack which demonstrates how Full Disk Encryption (FDE) on Android can be ineffective in practice.

URLhttp://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2897073.2897711
DOI10.1145/2897073.2897711
Citation Keysuarez_faux_2016