On the usability (in)security of in-app browsing interfaces in mobile apps

• Main Authors: ZHANG, Zicheng, WU, Daoyuan, LI, Lixiang, GAO, Debin
• 格式: text
• 語言: English
• 出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• 主題: Android Security; Usability Security; WebView Security; Information Security; Software Engineering
• 在線閱讀: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6704; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/7707/viewcontent/raid_2021.pdf
• 機構: Singapore Management University

Due to the frequent encountering of web URLs in various application scenarios (e.g., chatting and email reading), many mobile apps build their in-app browsing interfaces (IABIs) to provide a seamless user experience. Although this achieves user-friendliness by avoiding the constant switching between...