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MASVS Named
OWASP MASVS literacy — V1–V8 category names and defender mapping on $MOB_LAB app reviews.
Visual · t27_masvs_named
MASVS = named verification standard categories. Defender focus. $MOB_LAB. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
MASVS gives defenders a shared checklist — learn the category names on YOUR lab app, not on a bank app you do not own.
MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) literacy names verification categories: V1 Architecture, V2 Data Storage, V3 Cryptography, V4 Authentication, V5 Network, V6 Platform Interaction, V7 Code Quality, V8 Resilience — plus privacy/resilience sub-notes as brief assigns. Analyst maps findings to MASVS-ID rows in reports for dev handoff — L1 vs L2/L3 rigor at category level. Cyberlium on $MOB_LAB DVIA/MSTG/instructor apps — build category checklist stub, not full stranger fintech pentest. Refused: unauthorized assessment of production apps without vendor scope, MASVS claims without evidence rows, checkbox compliance theater without fixes. Lab deliverable: eight category one-liners with one example control each from YOUR lab app notes.
1. MASVS categories
V1–V8 named — each gets one-line defender meaning and example finding class.
L1 baseline vs L2/L3 — note rigor level on checklist header.
Command guide
Try these commands — MASVS categories
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
OWASP MASVS — https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS/ (verification standard overview) MASVS categories — https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS/0x01-MASVS-Introduction/ Android security tips — https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-tips
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install curl
macOS: Built-in
Windows: Built-in (PowerShell: Invoke-WebRequest)
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export MOB_LAB=${MOB_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t27-mob}
curl -sS https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS/ | head -12
curl -sS https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS/0x01-MASVS-Introduction/ | head -8
grep -E 'MASVS|authorized' "$MOB_LAB/roe.txt"Primary tools to practice this lesson: curl, grep. Reference sites: OWASP MASVS (https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS/); MASVS categories (https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS/0x01-MASVS-Introduction/); Android security tips (https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/security-tips). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Defender mapping
Every finding row cites MASVS-ID + observed evidence + recommended fix — no orphan severities.
Architecture and storage dominate many $MOB_LAB DVIA rows — expect V1/V2 density.
3. Scope refuse
No MASVS assessment of stranger production apps without authorization.
MASVS is verification standard — not license to bypass app protections illegally.
4. What you ship: MASVS category checklist stub
V1–V8 one-liners + example control each + L1/L2 note + scope line.
5. What you record before the next lesson
MASVS category checklist stub path.
6. Wrong vs right: stranger phones vs lab emulator apps
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Publish MASVS 'fail' report on popular banking app without vendor authorization.
Right
MASVS category checklist from $MOB_LAB app. Next: MASTG Named.
Mission: MASVS category checklist
1) Name V1–V8 one line each. 2) One example control per category. 3) Note L1 vs L2 on header. 4) Write NEVER unauthorized prod app assessment.
Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor
Ask Mentor: “V2 storage — common DVIA finding?”
Knowledge Check
APPLY: MASVS literacy on Cyberlium uses:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: MASVS assessment of stranger prod app without scope is lab.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: MASVS V5 covers:
Multiple choice