Thick Client Application Penetration Testing
AI Governance
DPDPA
Offensive Security
LLM Security
Managed Security Service
CERT-In Security Audit
Cloud VAPT
GDPR
DFIR
AI Security
AI Governance
DPDPA
Offensive Security
LLM Security
Managed Security Service
CERT-In Security Audit
Cloud VAPT
GDPR
DFIR
AI Security
What is Thick Client Application Penetration Testing?
Thick Client Application Penetration Testing evaluates desktop and client-server applications where significant business logic is implemented on the client side. The assessment focuses on reverse engineering application binaries, analyzing local data storage, assessing client-server communication, and identifying trust assumptions between the client and backend systems.
Testing identifies issues such as hardcoded credentials, insecure encryption, improper authorization enforcement, and backend validation weaknesses. The methodology follows CERT-In guidelines, SANS Top 25, and CREST standards.
Why you need it?
- Client-side logic is easy to reverse engineer
- Hardcoded credentials and local data may be exposed
- Insecure client-server communication can compromise backend
- Often missed in standard web/network assessments
- Critical for ERP, financial, and internal applications
