How to Use Mobile App Identity in MobileBOT™ Defense Using AI

Last updated July 12, 2026 by Appdome

This Knowledge Base article describes how to use Appdome’s AI in your CI/CD pipeline to continuously deliver plugins that Use Mobile App Identity in Mobile apps.

What is Mobile App Identity?

Mobile App Identity is a MobileBOT™ Defense capability that continuously establishes and verifies the identity of the protected mobile application by collecting trusted application and device attributes and securely transmitting them as protected request headers. These identity signals enable backend services to distinguish legitimate Appdome-protected applications from unauthorized scripts, repackaged apps, and modified binaries while strengthening API trust and request validation.

Why Use Mobile App Identity in Mobile Apps?

Appdome’s Mobile App Identity feature securely embeds trusted application identity information into protected API requests, allowing backend services and Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to verify the authenticity of incoming requests.

By default, Mobile App Identity includes essential identity and integrity information such as AppID, Payload Timestamp, OS-Provided Location, OS-Device Properties, and Header Integrity. These capabilities help backend services validate application identity, verify request freshness, and detect header tampering.

Additional capabilities, including AppVerified™ Attestation and Add Trusted Device Identity (IDAnchor™),  can be enabled to provide enhanced application attestation and trusted device identity for stronger authentication and risk assessment.

Together, these capabilities enable organizations to strengthen API security, improve application authentication, and make more informed security decisions.

Mobile App Identity Configuration Overview

AppID

Uniquely identifies the protected mobile application by transmitting the application’s signing certificate fingerprint together with its Bundle ID (iOS) or Package Name (Android). Backend services can use this information to verify that requests originate from the expected protected application. For detailed configuration instructions – How to Use Appdome AppID In Mobile Bot Defense

Payload Timestamp

Adds a trusted timestamp to each protected request, allowing backend services to validate request freshness and help prevent replay attacks by rejecting stale or previously captured requests. For detailed configuration instructions – How to Use Payload Timestamp in MobileBOT™ Defense

OS-Provided Location

Includes the device location reported by the operating system APIs in protected requests. Backend services can use this information when making location-based security decisions.

OS-Device Properties

Includes operating system and device information reported by the platform APIs, allowing backend services to identify the characteristics of the requesting device.

Header Integrity

Protects critical Mobile App Identity headers by including them in the signed payload. This enables backend services to verify that protected headers have not been modified while in transit.

AppVerified™ Attestation

Verifies the integrity of the protected application and its runtime environment, allowing backend services to confirm that the application has not been modified, repackaged, or resigned.

Add Trusted Device Identity

Includes trusted device identity information from IDAnchor™ in protected requests, enabling backend services to associate requests with a verified device identity. For detailed configuration instructions – How to Protect Mobile APIs by Adding Trusted Device Identity to Signed Payload Using AI

Prerequisites for Using Appdome's Mobile App Identity Plugins:

To use Appdome’s mobile app security build system to Use Mobile App Identity , you’ll need:

How to Implement Use Mobile App Identity in Mobile Apps Using Appdome

On Appdome, follow these 3 simple steps to create self-defending Mobile Apps that Use Mobile App Identity 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. Mobile App Formats: .ipa for iOS, or .apk or .aab for Android
    3. Mobile App Identity is compatible with: Obj-C, Java, JS, C#, C++, Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Unity, Xamarin, and more.
  2. Select the defense: Mobile App Identity.

      1. Create and name the Fusion Set (security template) that will contain the Mobile App Identity feature as shown below:
        fusion set that contains Mobile App Identity

        Figure 1: Fusion Set that will contain the Mobile App Identity feature

      2. Follow the steps in Sections 2.2-2.2.2 of this article to add the Mobile App Identity feature to your Fusion Set via the Appdome Console.

      3. When you select the Mobile App Identity you'll notice that the Fusion Set you created in step 2.1 now bears the icon of the protection category that contains Mobile App Identity.

        Fusion Set applied Mobile App Identity

        Figure 2: Fusion Set that displays the newly added Mobile App Identity 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 Mobile App Identity feature to your security template.

      1. Navigate to Build > Anti Bot tab > MobileBOT™ Defense section in the Appdome Console.
      2. Toggle On > Mobile App Identity.
        Mobile App Identity option

        Figure 4: Selecting Use Mobile App Identity

    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 Mobile App Identity protection is now added to the mobile app
  3. Certify the Mobile App Identity feature in Mobile Apps

    After building Mobile App Identity, Appdome generates a Certified Secure™ certificate to guarantee that the Mobile App Identity protection has been added and is protecting the app. To verify that the Mobile App Identity protection has been added to the mobile app, locate the protection in the Certified Secure™ certificate as shown below: Mobile App Identity 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 Mobile App Identity has been added to each Mobile app. Certified Secure provides instant and in-line DevSecOps compliance certification that Mobile App Identity and other mobile app security features are in each build of the mobile app.

Using Threat-Events™ for Mobile App Identity Intelligence and Control in Mobile Apps

Appdome Threat-Events™ provides consumable in-app mobile app attack intelligence and defense control when Mobile App Identity is detected. To consume and use Threat-Events™ for Mobile App Identity in Mobile Apps, use AddObserverForName in Notification Center, and the code samples for Threat-Events™ for Mobile App Identity shown below.

The specifications and options for Threat-Events™ for Mobile App Identity are:

Threat-Event™ Elements Use Mobile App Identity Method Detail
Appdome Feature Name Mobile App Identity
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 Using Mobile App Identity Threat-Event™
Threat-Event NAME
Threat-Event DATA reasonData
Threat-Event CODE reasonCode
Threat-Event SCORE
currentThreatEventScore Current Threat-Event score
threatEventsScore Total Threat-events score
Threat-Event Context Keys
Timestamp The exact time the threat event was triggered, recorded in milliseconds since epoch
message Message displayed for the user on event
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
deviceBrand Brand of the device
deviceBoard Board of the device
buildUser Build user
buildHost Build host
sdkVersion Sdk version
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), Mobile developers can get detailed attack intelligence and granular defense control in Mobile applications and create amazing user experiences for all mobile end users when Mobile App Identity is detected.


The following is a code sample for native Mobile apps, which uses all values in the specification above for Mobile App Identity:


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 Mobile Apps by using Mobile App Identity. 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 Mobile App Identity

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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