--- title: What is Application Shielding? description: Yagaan, a leader in application security, simplifies Application Shielding, the hardening of binary code. image: https://blog.pradeo.com/hubfs/Template%20article%20(6)-1.png --- [![pradeo\_logo\_color](https://blog.pradeo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pradeo_logo_color.png?width=220&height=33&name=pradeo_logo_color.png "pradeo_logo_color")](https://pradeo.com) - Solutions - [Mobile Threat Defense](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-device-security/mobile-threat-defense/) - [Secure Private Store](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-device-security/secure-private-store/) - [Mobile Application Compliance Audit](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-application-security/application-compliance-audit/) - [Runtime Application Self Protection](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-application-security/rasp/) - [Shielding](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-application-security/application-shielding/) - [Application Security Testing](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-application-security/application-security-testing/) - Use cases - [Cybersecurity in MDM/ UEM](https://pradeo.com/en/use-cases/cybersecurity-in-mdm-uem/) - [Securing mobile devices](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-device-security/mobile-threat-defense/) - [Securing Mobile Applications](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-application-security/application-security-testing/) - [Malware / leakware protection](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-device-security/mobile-threat-defense/) - [Phishing protection](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-device-security/mobile-threat-defense/) - [Ensuring compliance for applications](https://pradeo.com/en/compliance/) - [Ensuring compliance for mobile fleet](https://pradeo.com/en/compliance/) - [Securing BYOD](https://pradeo.com/en/solutions/mobile-device-security/secure-private-store/) - [Become partner](https://pradeo.com/become-partner/) - Resources - [Solution briefs](https://pradeo.com/en/resources/?solution-briefs) - [Customer Cases](https://pradeo.com/en/resources/?customer-cases) - [Integration briefs](https://pradeo.com/en/resources/?integration-briefs) - [White Papers](https://pradeo.com/en/resources/?white-papers) - [Analyst reports & guides](https://pradeo.com/en/resources/?analyst-reports-guides) - [On demand webcast](https://pradeo.com/en/resources/?webcasts-on-demand) - [About us](https://pradeo.com/en/about/) - [Blog](https://blog.pradeo.com/) - [Contact](https://pradeo.com/contact/) - en - [**FR**](https://blog.pradeo.com/fr) - [**DE**](https://blog.pradeo.com/de) ### Topics - Select a Topic ### Stay up to date SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG ### Stay up to date [Mobile Application Security](https://blog.pradeo.com/topic/mobile-application-security) # What is Application Shielding? ![Picture of Clara Campos](https://blog.pradeo.com/hubfs/1711636314862%20(1).jpg) By [Clara Campos](https://blog.pradeo.com/author/clara-campos) on March, 5 2026 [mailto:?subject=Take%20a%20look%20at%20this%20article](mailto:?subject=Take%20a%20look%20at%20this%20article) ![](https://blog.pradeo.com/hubfs/Template%20article%20(6)-1.png) ###### On mobile devices, applications are the primary vector exploited by cybercriminals. Exposed to targeted attacks as well as large-scale attacks, they are a major entry point. ###### In this context, Application Shielding works by increasing the time and effort required for an attack to succeed. ## Definition Application Shielding refers to a set of techniques for hardening the binary code (obfuscation, encryption of code sections, anti-tampering, anti-debugging, emulator detection, etc.) aimed at **making the code much harder to understand, modify, or instrument**. Its purpose is to prevent an attacker from analyzing the application or easily injecting malicious behavior. This protection plays a dissuasive role: by significantly increasing the cost of attack (time, effort, expertise), it discourages the attacker and reduces the likelihood of success.   ## Benefits Application Shielding **reduces exposure to fraud and targeted attacks** by making exploitation, cloning, and counterfeiting of applications much more difficult. It also protects intellectual property by making reverse engineering complex, thereby limiting code copying and the injection of malicious behaviors. This protection facilitates compliance (GDPR, DORA, NIS2, etc.) and prepares applications for industry standards and certifications (PCI MPoC, EMV Mobile, etc.). Finally, by lowering fraud risk and signalling a high level of protection, Application Shielding strengthens user confidence in the security of their data.   ## Shielding best practices Implementing effective Shielding relies on multiple practices: - **Combining complementary techniques** (obfuscation/encryption, anti-tampering, anti-debug, anti-capture, etc.) to cover a broader range of threats. - Choosing a solution with a **low performance impact** to preserve user experience. - Covering Android and iOS, as well as their main languages, in a single solution to avoid fragmentation. ## Yagaan Application Shielding **Yagaan Application Shielding** implements these practices and makes them operational easily and quickly, with its solution that requires **no code** and **no security expertise**. In just a few minutes, Yagaan protects your application’s binary code. 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