EXTENDED_ACCESS permission
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- Java
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Description
The EXTENDED_ACCESS permission is designed to provide features to app that in original Google Play Services are only available to Google apps (checked using signature). The security model of this functionality is not well-designed and should be improved
- The permission should never be granted silently without user consent
- Different data should have separated access, e.g. Google Plus friend list is not accessible to apps only requiring access to Android Wear details.
This could be realized by splitting up EXTENDED_ACCESS permission further or independently from the actual permission request (dynamically)
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by locating EXTENDED_ACCESS and tracing how it is granted and which data it protects; done means user consent is required and access to different data is separated as described.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- authorization, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100