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Ensuring Ethical Mobile Security with Device-Bound Request Signing

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Introduction to Mobile Security Challenges Mobile applications are increasingly central to daily life, handling sensitive data and transactions. Traditional authentication methods often rely on verifying user identity through tokens or passwords. However, these approaches face challenges in mobile environments where attackers might steal valid tokens and reuse them in emulators or cloned devices. This situation raises ethical concerns about user privacy and trust. The Ethical Imperative in Mobile Security Security measures must respect users' rights and maintain transparency. Ethical principles demand that security systems avoid false positives that could deny legitimate users access or false negatives that allow unauthorized access. Protecting sensitive operations on mobile platforms requires solutions that do not compromise user autonomy or privacy. Limitations of Traditional Authentication Flows Standard authentication flows often validate requests based on credential...