# OWASP/masvs

The OWASP MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) is the industry standard for mobile app security.

Repository: https://github.com/OWASP/masvs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/masvs
Homepage: https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS
Language: Python
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: masvs, verification, mobile, security, audit, penetration-tests, standard, gitbook, penetration-testing, owasp, security-audit, security-standards, mstg, ios-app, android-app, mastg
Last push: 2025-12-22T15:06:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 58, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3646, "days_push": 254, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2437, forks 735 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:51.459898+00:00)

## What it is
The OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) is the industry standard defining baseline security and privacy requirements for mobile apps. It serves as a metric, guidance, and procurement baseline, complementing the MASWE and MASTG projects.

## Use cases
- verify mobile app security against an industry standard
- audit an android or ios app for security requirements
- define security requirements during mobile app procurement
- guide secure mobile app development and testing
- prepare for a mobile penetration test

## When to choose
- you need a recognized baseline for mobile app security verification
- you are auditing or pen-testing android/ios apps
- you want standard security requirements for mobile procurement

## When to avoid
- you need a scanning tool rather than a written standard
- you need web or desktop application security standards (use ASVS instead)

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, documentation
- domain: security, mobile-development, penetration-testing, documentation
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: owasp, security-standard, mobile-appsec, verification-standard, audit, checklist, android, ios

## Member repositories
- OWASP/masvs (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.459898+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:30:59.587772+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OWASP/masvs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.459898+00:00, sha ace239a710aa)
  - homepage: https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS (fetched 2026-08-29T10:12:22.106678+00:00, sha b8946cab311e)
  - site_page: https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS/02-Frontispiece (fetched 2026-08-29T10:12:22.115776+00:00, sha 7093923b48e4)
  - site_page: https://mas.owasp.org/MASWE/MASVS-CODE/MASWE-0045 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:12:22.117742+00:00, sha 4f468f1dcb5a)
  - site_page: https://mas.owasp.org/MASTG/tests/android/MASVS-CODE/MASTG-TEST-0044 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:12:22.119725+00:00, sha 2a39fcc6e4d3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.