Title :
Securing Android-Powered Mobile Devices Using SELinux
Author :
Shabtai, Asaf ; Fledel, Yuval ; Elovici, Yuval
Author_Institution :
Ben-Gurion Univ., Ben-Gurion, Israel
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;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2009.144
