
Mobile Security
Promon Shield for Mobile
Post-compile RASP and app shielding for Android and iOS against tampering and reverse-engineering.
Promon Shield for Mobile Overview
What it does
Promon Shield for Mobile is a Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) and app shielding product that defends Android and iOS applications against tampering, reverse engineering, code injection, and malware. Its distinctive mechanism is post-compile integration: protection is wrapped around an already-built APK, AAB, or IPA in minutes, with no source code access or code changes. A cryptographic application binding ties the protection to the app, so attempts to remove or disable Shield cause the app to stop functioning.
How it works
The product layers multiple defenses into the application binary, protecting the app at rest and at runtime. It detects rooting, jailbreaking, debuggers, hooking frameworks, repackaging, screenshots, screen overlays, and keyloggers, then responds according to configuration by blocking the action, terminating the app, or reporting the event to monitoring systems. Hardening includes execution flow control, process integrity checks, Android code obfuscation, DEX bytecode encryption with in-app whitebox cryptography key protection, and secure local storage. Coverage spans Android, iOS, Chrome OS, macOS, HarmonyOS, and Amazon Fire OS, and extends to protecting on-device AI models from tampering and theft.
Credentials and traction
Promon maintains ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance, and its Trust Center documents controls aligned with the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Application shielding is placed in the Slope of Enlightenment in the 2026 Gartner Hype Cycle for Secure Software Engineering. Shield for Mobile serves banks, fintechs, payment providers, gaming, and streaming companies; Raiffeisenbank protects its eKonto banking app with it, and Promon technology secures apps used by more than 2 billion people across over 500 customers.
Key Capabilities
mapped to solution categoriesApplies name and control-flow obfuscation, string and resource encryption, code virtualization and white-box cryptography to make reverse engineering harder, so an attacker cannot lift intellectual property or embedded credentials out of the application or clone it.
Instruments runtimes to intercept database queries, command execution, and deserialization across Java, .NET, Python, Node.js, PHP, Ruby, and Go, with coverage depth varying by product.
Detects compromised runtime environments at startup and during execution, including rooted Android devices, jailbroken iOS devices, emulators, and attached debuggers, and reacts per policy when an untrusted environment is found.
Verifies the integrity of application code, resources, and the execution environment at runtime, detecting repackaging, method hooking, and dynamic instrumentation such as Frida, and triggering a defensive response when tampering is detected.
Operate in monitor-only mode (log and alert), or active blocking mode (terminate request upon detection). Most deployments begin in monitor mode to establish a false positive baseline before enabling blocking.
Performs in-process interception and threat analysis with minimal latency impact, keeping the agent viable in production workloads with overhead varying by product.
Protects AI models and inference logic embedded in the application from tampering, extraction, and manipulation at runtime, preserving the integrity of on-device AI features.
Encrypts and isolates secrets, tokens, and sensitive assets stored inside the protected application so data remains inaccessible even on rooted or jailbroken devices, using in-app key protection such as whitebox cryptography.
Detects other applications and services on the device that are being used to defraud the user mid-session, such as accessibility-service overlays, screen readers and remote assistance or screen-sharing tools, and restricts their access while the protected app is in the foreground.
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Info last updated on September 7, 2026
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