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To Fix or Not to Fix: A Critical Study of Crypto-misuses in the Wild
Anna-Katharina Wickert, Lars Baumgärtner, Michael Schlichtig +2
Recent studies have revealed that 87 % to 96 % of the Android apps using cryptographic APIs have a misuse which may cause security vulnerabilities. As previous studies did not cond…
Dealing with Variability in API Misuse Specification
Rodrigo Bonifacio, Stefan Krüger, Krishna Narasimhan +2
APIs are the primary mechanism for developers to gain access to externally defined services and tools. However, previous research has revealed API misuses that violate the contract…
Uncovering the Hidden Dangers: Finding Unsafe Go Code in the Wild
Johannes Lauinger, Lars Baumgärtner, Anna-Katharina Wickert +1
The Go programming language aims to provide memory and thread safety through measures such as automated memory management with garbage collection and a strict type system. However,…
Mind the GAP: Security & Privacy Risks of Contact Tracing Apps
Lars Baumgärtner, Alexandra Dmitrienko, Bernd Freisleben +14
Google and Apple have jointly provided an API for exposure notification in order to implement decentralized contract tracing apps using Bluetooth Low Energy, the so-called "Google/…
Hidden in Plain Sight: Obfuscated Strings Threatening Your Privacy
Leonid Glanz, Patrick Müller, Lars Baumgärtner +4
String obfuscation is an established technique used by proprietary, closed-source applications to protect intellectual property. Furthermore, it is also frequently used to hide spy…