An Overview About the Security Architecture of the Mobile Operating System iOS

Authors

  •   Jithu Philip Independent Security Researcher
  •   Merin Raju Lecturer (Computer Science), Department of Commerce, Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Amalagiri, Kottayam - 686561, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17010/ijcs/2019/v4/i1/142412

Keywords:

Apple

, Application Security, Data Security, Encryption, iOS, Operating Systems, System Security

Manuscript Received

, November 2, 2018, Revised, November 25, Accepted, December 2, 2018. Date of Publication, January 6, 2019.

Abstract

The use of mobile operating systems is rapidly increasing as the number of smartphone users is increasing day by day. iOS is one of the most popular and widely used mobile operating systems in the world. This document describes an overview about the security features of iOS in its low-level system framework and in its user-level applications framework. The document discusses processes like how security is implemented in the core components of the system, how data protection and encryption is achieved, and how applications are secured by sandboxing.

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Published

2019-02-11

How to Cite

Philip, J., & Raju, M. (2019). An Overview About the Security Architecture of the Mobile Operating System iOS. Indian Journal of Computer Science, 4(1), 13–18. https://doi.org/10.17010/ijcs/2019/v4/i1/142412

Issue

Volume 4, Issue 1, January-February 2019

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