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
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