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What is OWASP MASVS and how do you apply it to an iOS app?

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Essence

OWASP MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) is an open standard of security requirements for mobile apps. Alongside it live the MASTG (the testing guide: how to verify each requirement on iOS and Android) and MASWE (a catalog of common weaknesses). They're used as a checklist for design and review, as the basis for a pentest, and as a common language with security teams and clients.

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