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Android anti-piracy framework cracked, Google blames app devs


Bray said that many developers are using the sample “as-is”, which he said makes their apps easier to attack. He then went on to blame the vulnerabilities on these app developers who “have neglected to obfuscate their code”, which he said Google strongly recommends all app developers to do. However, Case refuted this claim, saying that “automatic obfuscation does not do much to hinder a would-be cracker.”

He said that the “Android Market is already a responsive, low-friction, safe way for developers to get their products to users. The licensing server makes it safer, and we will continue to improve it. The economics are already working for the developers and against the pirates, and are only going to tilt further in that direction.”

However, despite the vulnerability Case said that Google's LVL is still “the best option for copy protection,” but qualified this by saying “we really need to see a better solution, such as checking the apk for alterations or ways to confirm an application was installed through official means.”

 

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