• DocumentCode
    1343869
  • Title

    Securing Android-Powered Mobile Devices Using SELinux

  • Author

    Shabtai, Asaf ; Fledel, Yuval ; Elovici, Yuval

  • Author_Institution
    Ben-Gurion Univ., Ben-Gurion, Israel
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    44
  • Abstract
    Google´s Android framework incorporates an operating system and software stack for mobile devices. Using a general-purpose operating system such as Linux in mobile devices has advantages but also security risks. Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) can help reduce potential damage from a successful attack.
  • Keywords
    Linux; mobile handsets; security of data; Android-powered mobile devices; Google Android framework; SELinux; general-purpose operating system; security-enhanced Linux; software stack; Linux security modules; SELinux; access control; android; mobile computing; mobile devices; security;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2009.144
  • Filename
    5342408