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In a previous article, we saw an example of how an attacker could analyze an app in the search of vulnerabilities, and perform an XSS attack through the misuse of a web view. Hopefully after reading that, if you weren’t aware of how easy it is to at least get into some source code of an app published on the AppStore, now you are and you might be wondering if there are other ways to hack an iOS application and how to prevent it.
In this article, I will try to make a compilation of stuff to check if you want to ensure your app handles the most common security flaws. We will cover the following topics: system APIs, Data Handling, Data transportation, and App Hardening.
Read the original article: iOS App Security Cheatsheet