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Vaibhav Shakya
Vaibhav Shakya

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The Hidden Security Flaws in Kotlin Apps Nobody Talks About

Most Kotlin apps look clean and safe — but the truth is:

Clean Kotlin code ≠ Secure Kotlin code

Null-safety won’t protect you from:

  • 🔐 Token & credential theft
  • 🌐 MITM network attacks
  • 🕵 Reverse engineering & logic bypass
  • 📦 Supply-chain dependency issues
  • ⚠ Runtime tampering (root/emulator/debugger)

Common mistakes Kotlin developers still make

  • Storing sensitive data in plain SharedPreferences
  • No certificate pinning or weak TLS configuration
  • Hardcoded keys & tokens inside code
  • Blind trust in deep links and backend responses
  • Minimal or no obfuscation & anti-tamper mechanisms

A stronger baseline for 2025

  • Use EncryptedSharedPreferences + Keystore
  • Enforce TLS 1.3 + certificate pinning
  • Add Play Integrity API & tamper protection
  • Enable R8 obfuscation + runtime detection
  • Validate all external input, every time

Read the full article here 👇

https://medium.com/@vaibhav.shakya786/the-hidden-security-flaws-in-kotlin-apps-nobody-talks-about-991ec72348d8


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