Neal Michie is Director of Product Management at PACE Anti-Piracy. He believes security should be a top concern for all applications, advocating that it is not just a defensive measure but key to building long term engagement and growth. Neal brings more than two decades of mobile development experience of which more than half has been dedicated to building highly secure mobile solutions, including the first to be fully certified by both Mastercard and Visa.
Neal Michie
PACE Anti-Piracy, Director of Product Management
Demystifying Code Signing
All Android apps have to be code signed. This is performed either by the developer or through Google Play Signing. Despite this, code signing and the processes around it are shrouded in mystery.
Drawing from lived experiences, this talk with cover:
- What is a code signature?
- Why do we need to sign in the first place?
- Developer signing vs Google Play Signing
- Security expectations vs reality
- Going beyond signing