DroidMark: A Lightweight Android Text and Space Watermark Scheme Based on Semantics of XML and DEX

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Abstract

Android platform induces an open application development framework to attract more developers and promote larger market occupations at the same time. However, the open architecture also makes it easier to reverse engineering and application piracy. These result in the property loss for developers and companies, and increase the risks of mobile malicious code. Copyright protection for android application is thus of significant importance. Currently, many solutions for application copyright protection apply overload methods, assuming the availability of source code, which could be impractical for a large scale application protection. In this paper, we propose a lightweight copyright protection method for android application called DroidMark. The copyright is protected by text and space watermark based on semantics of xml and dex. Functional files are chosen as watermark carriers to increase watermark semi-fragileness and concealment. And the DroidMark can be accomplished without secret keys. Models and algorithms are proposed and analyzed all sidedly. The experiment results and analysis justified that DroidMark is secure and efficient.

Keywords

Binary Data Watermark Scheme Copyright Protection Malicious Code Scheme Construction 
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Acknowledgements

The research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.s 61310306028.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.School of Computer ScienceChina University of GeosciencesWuhanChina
  2. 2.Information Security CenterBeijing University of Post and TelecommunicationsWuhanChina

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