MOBILE BACKEND DEVELOPMENT.

The half of the app your users never see — and the half attackers target first. Laravel and Node.js backends purpose-built for iOS and Android: token auth, push, offline sync, media and abuse protection, tested against the OWASP API Top 10.

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Overview

Mobile Backend & APIs by Evosec Consulting

A mobile app is only as secure and as fast as its backend. Evosec builds mobile backends that handle the things Firebase templates get wrong at scale: proper token lifecycles, per-user authorisation on every object, rate limiting and abuse protection, and sync logic that survives flaky networks.

We build them alongside our React Native, Flutter and native apps — or for apps built by someone else. Either way, the same penetration testers who attack mobile clients for banks attack the API before it goes live.

What's Included
▌ 01

Auth & sessions

Short-lived access tokens, refresh rotation, device binding, biometric re-auth, social & enterprise SSO.

▌ 02

Push & messaging

APNs / FCM with topic and segment targeting, in-app messaging, SMS/WhatsApp via Twilio.

▌ 03

Offline sync

Delta sync, conflict resolution and idempotent writes for field-service and low-connectivity apps.

▌ 04

Media & files

Direct-to-S3 uploads with signed URLs, image/video processing pipelines, CDN delivery.

▌ 05

Abuse protection

Rate limiting, Play Integrity / App Attest verification, bot detection and fraud signals.

▌ 06

API security testing

BOLA/IDOR, mass assignment, broken auth and the rest of the OWASP API Top 10 — tested before launch.

Stack & Tools
LaravelNode.js / NestJSPostgreSQLRedisAWS (S3, SQS, CloudFront)APNs / FCMOpenAPIBurp Suite
Secure by Design
  • Threat model written during discovery
  • Static analysis & dependency audit on every commit
  • Manual penetration test before every release
  • Findings fixed by the engineers who wrote the code
  • GDPR / RGPD privacy-by-design review
  • Fixed-price milestones · weekly demos · staging from day one
FAQ
Should we use Firebase or a custom backend?

Firebase is fine for prototypes. Once you need complex authorisation, relational data, compliance (GDPR/HIPAA) or predictable costs, a Laravel or Node.js backend pays for itself. We build both and migrate from Firebase regularly.

Can you build the backend for an app another agency is developing?

Yes — we deliver an OpenAPI spec first so both teams work against the same contract.

How do you handle GDPR for mobile data?

Data minimisation, EU hosting where required, consent tracking, export/delete endpoints and retention policies designed in from the start.

Do you pentest the API?

Every time. Our security team tests the API against the OWASP API Top 10 before launch and re-tests fixes for free.

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