Detection of a rooted device

[TeamSahamati]

Inputs from Christian Damour, security expert, FIME

You not only have to consider securing the SDK itself, but also guarantee that Android operating system remains secure enough because malware can be implanted there, which can potentially harm the SDK. Basically, rooting Android operating system makes it very simple to implant a malware.

"an activity to capture login information and another activity to capture the debit card details"
==> means quite sensitive information is being handled.

Basically, Android is very easy to root, after which, there is no longer sandboxing, nor any level of security which holds. Hence a spyware like a keylogger can easily be implanted to steal the above information.

By using a rooting detection mechanism, you can block the SDK (preventing it from operating) when rooting is detected on the device.