How to Prevent Copy/Paste for DLP in Android & iOS Apps

Prevent Copy/Paste for DLP is a common method of protecting mobile app data from being leaked or stolen. This knowledge base article provides 3 Easy Steps to Prevent Copy/Paste for DLP, Android & iOS Apps and protect mobile privacy and ensure data loss prevention. No Code, Zero Dev, No SDK.

What Does Prevent Copy/Paste for DLP in Android & iOS Apps Protect?

Like all features in the Appdome Mobile App Security Suite, users can integrate Copy and Paste Prevention as a standalone feature or combine it with any other feature in Appdome’s Mobile Security Suite or with multiple 3rd party SDKs or APIs. You can add Copy/Paste Prevention to any mobile app from Appdome’s Mobile Data Loss Prevention sub-category.

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3 Easy Steps to Prevent Copy/Paste for DLP in Android & iOS Apps

Follow these step-by-step instructions to prevent Copy/Paste for DLP to Any Mobile App

Upload an Android or iOS App to Appdome’s no code security platform (.apk, .aab, or .ipa)
In the Build Tab, under Security, Select Mobile Privacy and Toggle on Copy/Paste Prevention (shown below)
Click Build My App

Congratulations! You now have a secured mobile app that prevents users from copy/paste information outside the app.

Build My App Success (Mattermost)

Appdome’s no-code mobile app security platform offers mobile developers, DevSec and security professionals a convenient and reliable way to protect Android and iOS apps with copy/paste prevention. When a user clicks “Build My App,” Appdome leverages a microservice architecture filled with 1000s of security plugins, and an adaptive code generation engine that matches the correct required plugins to the development environment, frameworks, and methods in each app.

Prerequisites to Prevent Copy/Paste for DLP

Here’s what you need to build secured apps with copy/paste prevention.

Appdome account (If you don’t have an Appdome account, create a free Appdome account here)
Mobile App (.ipa for iOS, or .apk or .aab for Android)
Signing Credentials (e.g., signing certificates and provisioning profile)

No Coding Dependency

Using Appdome, there are no development or coding prerequisites to build secured apps with copy/paste prevention. There is no SDK and no library to manually code or implement in the app. The Appdome technology adds the relevant standards, frameworks, stores, and logic to the app automatically, with no manual development work at all.

How to Sign & Publish Secured Mobile Apps Built on Appdome

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

Signing Secure iOS and Android apps
Customizing, Configuring & Branding Secure Mobile Apps
Deploying/Publishing Secure mobile apps to Public or Private app stores

Or, see this quick reference Releasing Secured Android & iOS Apps built on Appdome.

More Prevent Copy/Paste for DLP Resources

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For more information on these types of controls, check out this blog.

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Paul Levasseur