How to Automate Security Bindings in Android Apps

Last updated January 29, 2025 by Appdome

This Knowledge Base article describes how to use Appdome’s AI/ML in your CI/CD pipeline to continuously deliver plugins that Add Automated Android Bindings in Android apps.

What are Appdome's Automated Android Bindings?

Appdome’s Android Bindings enable the seamless integration of an app’s external libraries and frameworks with Appdome’s advanced protections. This process dynamically binds the app’s core functionalities to Appdome’s security code at runtime, creating a dynamic bond that enhances protection. By obfuscating these runtime integrations, Android Bindings prevent the ability to run the app’s code on external environments, making it substantially more difficult for attackers to identify and exploit the app’s security mechanisms.

How Does Appdome Protect Your Mobile App with Automated Android Bindings?

Appdome’s OneShield app shielding protections automate the implementation of Android bindings to mobile apps, ensuring dynamic and secure linking of critical security libraries at runtime. This eliminates the need for manual integration or SDK implementation, saving developers significant time and effort while reducing the risk of human error. By creating security bindings at runtime, Appdome protects and shields the app’s security frameworks from static analysis and reverse engineering attempts. This approach ensures consistency in protection across all app versions and Android environments without requiring changes to the app’s source code. Furthermore, Appdome’s automated Android bindings enhance app resilience against evolving threats and maintain compliance with regulatory standards like PCI DSS and GDPR.

Prerequisites for Using Appdome's Automated Android Bindings Plugins:

To use Appdome’s mobile app security build system to Add Automated Android Bindings , you’ll need:

How to Implement Add Automated Android Bindings in Android Apps Using Appdome

On Appdome, follow these 3 simple steps to create self-defending Android Apps that Add Automated Android Bindings without an SDK or gateway:

  1. Designate the Mobile App to be protected.

    1. Upload an app via the Appdome Mobile Defense platform GUI or via Appdome’s DEV-API or CI/CD Plugins.

    2. Android Formats: .apk or .aab
    3. Automated Android Bindings is compatible with: Java, JS, C++, C#, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Unity, Xamarin, Cordova and other Android apps.
  2. Select the defense: Automated Android Bindings.

      1. Create and name the Fusion Set (security template) that will contain the Automated Android Bindings feature as shown below:
        fusion set that contains Automated Android Bindings

        Figure 1: Fusion Set that will contain the Automated Android Bindings feature

      2. Follow the steps in Sections 2.2-2.2.2 of this article to add the Automated Android Bindings feature to your Fusion Set via the Appdome Console.

      3. When you select the Automated Android Bindings you'll notice that the Fusion Set you created in step 2.1 now bears the icon of the protection category that contains Automated Android Bindings.

        Fusion Set applied Automated Android Bindings

        Figure 2: Fusion Set that displays the newly added Automated Android Bindings protection
        Note: Annotating the Fusion Set to identify the protection(s) selected is optional only (not mandatory).

      4. Open the Fusion Set Detail Summary by clicking the “...” symbol on the far-right corner of the Fusion Set. Copy the Fusion Set ID from the Fusion Set Detail Summary (as shown below): fusion Set Detail Summary image

        Figure 3: Fusion Set Detail Summary

      5. Follow the instructions below to use the Fusion Set ID inside any standard mobile DevOps or CI/CD toolkit like Bitrise, Jenkins, Travis, Team City, Circle CI or other system:
        1. Refer to the Appdome API Reference Guide for API building instructions.
        2. Look for sample APIs in Appdome’s GitHub Repository.
    1. Add the Automated Android Bindings feature to your security template.

      1. Navigate to Build > Security tab > ONEShield™ section in the Appdome Console.
      2. Toggle On > Automated Android Bindings.
        Automated Android Bindings option

        Figure 4: Selecting Add Automated Android Bindings

    2. Initiate the build command either by clicking Build My App at the bottom of the Build Workflow (shown in Figure 4) or via your CI/CD as described in Section 2.1.4.
    Congratulations!  The Automated Android Bindings protection is now added to the mobile app
  3. Certify the Automated Android Bindings feature in Android Apps

    After building Automated Android Bindings, Appdome generates a Certified Secure™ certificate to guarantee that the Automated Android Bindings protection has been added and is protecting the app. To verify that the Automated Android Bindings protection has been added to the mobile app, locate the protection in the Certified Secure™ certificate as shown below: Automated Android Bindings shown in Certificate secure

    Figure 5: Certified Secure™ certificate

    Each Certified Secure™ certificate provides DevOps and DevSecOps organizations the entire workflow summary, audit trail of each build, and proof of protection that Automated Android Bindings has been added to each Android app. Certified Secure provides instant and in-line DevSecOps compliance certification that Automated Android Bindings and other mobile app security features are in each build of the mobile app.

Using Threat-Events™ for Automated Android Bindings Intelligence and Control in Android Apps

Appdome Threat-Events™ provides consumable in-app mobile app attack intelligence and defense control when Automated Android Bindings is detected. To consume and use Threat-Events™ for Automated Android Bindings in Android Apps, use registerReceiver in the Application OnCreate, and the code samples for Threat-Events™ for Automated Android Bindings shown below.

The specifications and options for Threat-Events™ for Automated Android Bindings are:

Threat-Event™ Elements Add Automated Android Bindings Method Detail
Appdome Feature Name Automated Android Bindings
Threat-Event Mode
OFF, IN-APP DEFENSE Appdome detects, defends and notifies user (standard OS dialog) using customizable messaging.
ON, IN-APP DETECTION Appdome detects the attack or threat and passes the event in a standard format to the app for processing (app chooses how and when to enforce).
ON, IN-APP DEFENSE Uses Appdome Enforce mode for any attack or threat and passes the event in a standard format to the app for processing (gather intel on attacks and threats without losing any protection).
Certified Secure™ Threat Event Check x
Visible in ThreatScope™ x
Developer Parameters for Adding Automated Android Bindings Threat-Event™
Threat-Event NAME
Threat-Event DATA reasonData
Threat-Event CODE reasonCode
Threat-Event REF
Threat-Event SCORE
currentThreatEventScore Current Threat-Event score
threatEventsScore Total Threat-events score
Threat-Event Context Keys
message Message displayed for the user on event
failSafeEnforce Timed enforcement against the identified threat
externalID The external ID of the event which can be listened via Threat Events
osVersion OS version of the current device
deviceModel Current device model
deviceManufacturer The manufacturer of the current device
fusedAppToken The task ID of the Appdome fusion of the currently running app
kernelInfo Info about the kernel: system name, node name, release, version and machine.
carrierPlmn PLMN of the device. Only available for Android devices.
deviceID Current device ID
reasonCode Reason code of the occurred event
buildDate Appdome fusion date of the current application
devicePlatform OS name of the current device
carrierName Carrier name of the current device. Only available for Android.
updatedOSVersion Is the OS version up to date
deviceBrand Brand of the device
deviceBoard Board of the device
buildUser Build user
buildHost Build host
sdkVersion Sdk version
timeZone Time zone
deviceFaceDown Is the device face down
locationLong Location longitude conditioned by location permission
locationLat Location latitude conditioned by location permission
locationState Location state conditioned by location permission
wifiSsid Wifi SSID
wifiSsidPermissionStatus Wifi SSID permission status
threatCode The last six characters of the threat code specify the OS, allowing the Threat Resolution Center to address the attack on the affected device.

With Threat-Events™ enabled (turned ON), Android developers can get detailed attack intelligence and granular defense control in Android applications and create amazing user experiences for all mobile end users when Automated Android Bindings is detected.


The following is a code sample for native Android apps, which uses all values in the specification above for Automated Android Bindings:


Important! Replace all placeholder instances of <Context Key> with the specific name of your threat event context key across all language examples. This is crucial to ensure your code functions correctly with the intended event data. For example, The <Context Key> could be the message, externalID, OS Version, reason code, etc.



Using Appdome, there are no development or coding prerequisites to build secured Apps by using Automated Android Bindings. There is no SDK and no library to code or implement in the app and no gateway to deploy in your network. All protections are built into each app and the resulting app is self-defending and self-protecting.

Releasing and Publishing Mobile Apps with Automated Android Bindings

After successfully securing your app by using Appdome, there are several available options to complete your project, depending on your app lifecycle or workflow. These include:

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