Desktop and native apps
3 guides tagged Desktop and native apps, grouped by topic, with the SDLC phase and role each is written for.
- SDLC phases
Application security
3 guidesGuide · Application security
Review trust boundaries in mobile and native clients
Protect local data and platform interactions while keeping server-side authorization independent of the client’s behavior.
Design, Development · Developers, AppSec engineers
Guide · Application security
Constrain desktop IPC and privileged helpers
Keep renderer content, local callers and plugins from turning a narrow feature into unrestricted operating-system access.
Development · Developers, AppSec engineers
Case study · Application security
Case study: CrowdStrike Channel File 291 (July 2024)
How a CrowdStrike content update crashed Windows hosts in July 2024: a field-count mismatch hidden by wildcard tests, a missing bounds check, and no staged rollout.
Development, Release, Maintenance · Developers, Platform engineers and SREs