An investigation into the impact of rooting android device on user data integrity

Hassan, Mohamed; Lutta, Pantaleon

doi:10.1109/est.2017.8090395

Cited by 9 publications

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“…The results of the illustrated analyses indicate that no data changes occurred during the rooting process or during data extraction. This result is consistent with the results achieved recently, despite the different experiences and programs used [11]. Nevertheless, the results of the folder analysis show an apparent discrepancy in the amount of data that was retrieved using the Belkasoft Evidence Center.…”

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Impact of Android Phone Rooting on User Data Integrity in Mobile Forensics

Almehmadi¹,

Batarfi²

2018

ijacsa

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Modern cellular phones are potent computing devices, and their capabilities are constantly progressing. The Android operating system (OS) is widely used, and the number of accessible apps for Android OS phones is unprecedented. The increasing capabilities of these phones imply that they have distinctive software, memory designs, and storage mechanisms. Furthermore, they are increasingly being used to commit crimes at an alarming rate. This aspect has heightened the need for digital mobile forensics. Because of the rich user data they store, they may be relevant in forensic investigations, and the data must be extracted. However, as this study will show, most of the available tools for mobile forensics rely greatly on rooted (Android) devices to extract data. Rooting, as some of the selected papers in this research will show, poses a key challenge for forensic analysts: user data integrity. Rooting per se, as will be seen, is disadvantageous. It is possible for forensic analysts to extract useful data from Android phones via rooting, but the user data integrity during data acquisition from Android devices is a prime concern. In suggesting an alternative rooting technique for data acquisition from an Android handset, this paper determines whether rooting is forensically sound. This is particularly due to the device's modification, which a root often requires, that may violate the data integrity.

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Section: Main Points Of the Analysissupporting

confidence: 91%

Impact of Android Phone Rooting on User Data Integrity in Mobile Forensics

Almehmadi¹,

Batarfi²

2018

ijacsa

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“…Each time it is started, the app verifies that the device IMEI corresponds to the one embedded in its code and that the device operating system is not rooted or jailbreaked, i.e., unlocked. This last check is performed to further enforce the app security since, in rooted phones, apps are free to access and modify the operating system services as well and other apps (Hassan and Pantaleon, 2017).…”

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Two Factor Authentication for e-Government Services using Hardware-Like One Time Password Generators

Penna¹,

Frasca²,

Intrigila³

2019

Journal of Computer Science

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A safe and accessible authentication technique is a prerequisite for any modern e-government application. Two-factor authentication is currently widely adopted, since it alleviates many vulnerabilities of password-based authentication. The majority of e-government systems currently make use of text messages to deliver the second authentication factor, but these messages do not constitute an adequate (secure and reliable) solution. In this paper we show how to use One-Time Passwords (OTP) generated by a per-user, ad-hoc built application installed on a smartphone to support a two-factor authentication scheme specifically targeted to e-government tasks. In particular, we develop a process for the request, generation and distribution of such an application that achieves the same security of OTP hardware devices but avoids the related distribution and management costs, requiring no dedicated hardware and relying on the pre-existing administrative infrastructure. The process is designed to be accessible by any citizen who is able to perform very basic operations on a smartphone.

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“…To achieve this, the authors developed an eight-step mobile forensic examination model. In his study, Pantaleon investigated the effect of rooting process on android mobile devices' user data integrity [9]. In this study, data integrity issues related to user data were examined when a device was rooted before data extraction.…”

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Forensic Analysis of Popular Social Media Applications on Android Smartphones

Eriş

Akbal

2021

Balkan Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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The use of mobile devices as an evidence of crime has increased. Social network forensics is a branch of science that includes accessing and analyzing many personal data that may contain evidence on social networks. Considering the multiplicity of personal data artefact by social networking applications in mobile devices, the importance of examining social media applications in mobile devices emerges. In this study, the necessary processes for the forensic investigation of mobile devices are examined, the necessary procedures for data extraction from mobile devices are explained and it is revealed how the analysis of social media applications in terms of forensic information in mobile devices should be realized. In the application part of the study, the most widely used mobile operating systems on android devices with android operating prompts; Facebook, WhatsApp Messenger, Instagram, Twitter applications have been installed, basic user behavior analysis of devices that have been performed. During the investigation phase, Oxygen Forensic, Paraben E3: DS and Magnet Axiom were used as tools for manual data extraction and mobile forensic information. The obtained data by both methods are shown comparatively.

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An investigation into the impact of rooting android device on user data integrity

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Impact of Android Phone Rooting on User Data Integrity in Mobile Forensics

Impact of Android Phone Rooting on User Data Integrity in Mobile Forensics

Two Factor Authentication for e-Government Services using Hardware-Like One Time Password Generators

Forensic Analysis of Popular Social Media Applications on Android Smartphones

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