What is OWASP MASVS?
OWASP MASVS v2.1 (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) is the globally trusted benchmark for defining mobile app security and privacy requirements. It provides a clear, testable model covering secure data storage, cryptography, authentication, authorization, network security, platform interaction, secure coding, hardening/anti-tampering, and privacy. MASVS v2.1 modernizes the structure and expands privacy controls to align with today’s regulatory and industry needs. Used by developers, architects, security teams, and regulated sectors, it ensures mobile apps are built and validated against a consistent, rigorous security baseline. MASVS empowers organizations to deliver mobile applications that are secure, resilient, and trusted by design.
What are the requirements for OWASP MASVS?
OWASP MASVS v2.1 is OWASP’s unified mobile app security baseline, organizing requirements into practical domains like Architecture & Design, Data Storage & Privacy, Cryptography, Authentication & Session Management, Network Communication, Platform Interaction & Code Quality, Resilience and Privacy. To align with MASVS, organizations need a basic secure SDLC, documented mobile architecture and data flows, clear ownership for app security, secure coding and vulnerability management processes, and regular automated + manual testing mapped to these domains using OWASP MASTG. MASVS is maintained by OWASP as an open, community standard (not a formal certification scheme) and is typically used alongside OWASP ASVS, OWASP SAMM, NIST SSDF, ISO 27034 and mobile security guidance from Apple and Google.
Why should you be OWASP MASVS compliant?
Being OWASP MASVS compliant ensures your mobile applications follow a clear, industry-recognized security baseline, reducing the likelihood of data breaches, fraud, and account takeover while strengthening user trust and brand reputation. It provides a consistent standard for internal teams and third-party vendors, streamlining procurement, due diligence, and alignment with regulatory and customer security expectations. Without MASVS compliance, organizations face higher cyber risk, potential legal and regulatory exposure, costly incident response, and business limitations such as failed security assessments, delayed go-to-market, and loss of customer confidence.
How to achieve compliance?
To achieve OWASP MASVS compliance, organizations first select the appropriate MASVS level for each mobile app and then embed the requirements into their secure development lifecycle across design, build, testing, and maintenance. Centraleyes supports this by providing an automated, built-in MASVS questionnaire that structures all requirements by level, guides users step-by-step, and centralizes evidence collection and testing documentation. The platform automatically aggregates results into real-time risk and compliance dashboards, leverages smart mapping to reuse evidence across frameworks, and uses an AI-driven remediation planner to turn MASVS gaps into prioritized tasks and workflows, helping organizations reach and maintain MASVS compliance much faster and with continuous visibility.
Read more: https://mas.owasp.org/MASVS/
