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OWASP MASVS
International
v2.0
8 domains
8 controls
OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard
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Framework Domains (8)
Authentication and Authorization
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| OWASPMASVS-3 | MASVS-AUTH: Authentication and Authorization |
Code Quality and Build
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| OWASPMASVS-6 | MASVS-CODE: Code Quality, Build Settings, and Updates |
Cryptography
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| OWASPMASVS-2 | MASVS-CRYPTO: Cryptography Usage |
Network Communication
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| OWASPMASVS-4 | MASVS-NETWORK: Network Communication |
Platform Interaction
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| OWASPMASVS-5 | MASVS-PLATFORM: Platform Interaction |
Privacy
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| OWASPMASVS-8 | MASVS-PRIVACY: Privacy and Data Protection |
Resilience and Anti-Tampering
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| OWASPMASVS-7 | MASVS-RESILIENCE: Resilience Against Reverse Engineering |
Storage
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| OWASPMASVS-1 | MASVS-STORAGE: Storage of Sensitive Data |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with OWASP MASVS, you already cover:
ISO 27017
88%
7 controls mapped
Compare →ISO/SAE 21434
88%
7 controls mapped
Compare →ISO 27043
88%
7 controls mapped
Compare →+ 175 more: AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar (88%), Azure Security Benchmark (88%)
See all 178 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 178 other frameworks
8 total controls
ISO 27017
7 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
88%
ISO/SAE 21434
7 source controls mapped|17 target controls covered
88%
ISO 27043
7 source controls mapped|18 target controls covered
88%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
7 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
88%
Azure Security Benchmark
7 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
88%
ISO 27018
7 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
88%
MITRE ATT&CK
7 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-115 (Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment)
7 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-123
7 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-137
7 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-144
7 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-145
7 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-146
7 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-61
7 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-63-4
7 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-88
7 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-92
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
88%
OpenSSF Scorecard
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
88%
MTCS (Singapore)
7 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
88%
NIST SP 800-171A - Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
6 source controls mapped|19 target controls covered
75%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
6 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
75%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
6 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
75%
NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668)
6 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
75%
NIST Privacy Framework
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
75%
NIST SP 800-82 Revision 3: Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security
6 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
75%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
6 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
75%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
5 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
63%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
5 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
63%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
63%
O-RAN WG11 Security Specification
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
63%
IEC 62443
5 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
63%
API 1164
5 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
63%
ISO 27019
5 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
63%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
5 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
63%
Oman National Cybersecurity Framework
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
63%
NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
63%
NIS2 Directive
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
63%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
63%
OWASP Top 10:2025
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
50%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
ISO 13485
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
50%
ISO 27799
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
MDS2 (Medical Device)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
NIST SP 800-66
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
APRA CPS 234
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
50%
ISO 19011
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
OSFI B-13
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
50%
Open Banking Security
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
ISO 31000:2018
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
NERC CIP
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Turkey KVKK
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
Bahrain PDPL
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
ISO 20000-1
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
APPI
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
Malaysia PDPA 2010
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
Mauritius DPA
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Mexico LFPDPPP
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
New Hampshire Data Privacy Act
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-122
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
SWIFT CSCF
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27006:2024
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
South Korea PIPA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27005
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-171
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27050 - Electronic Discovery (Parts 1-4)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 39001:2012 - Road Traffic Safety Management
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37002:2021 - Whistleblowing Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22318
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22317
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22316
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NABERS - National Australian Built Environment Rating System
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Myanmar Cybersecurity Law (2023)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
OECD AI Principles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Frequently Asked Questions
What is OWASP MASVS?
OWASP MASVS is a compliance framework from International with 8 domains and 8 controls. OWASP Mobile Application Security Verification Standard It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does OWASP MASVS have?
OWASP MASVS has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Authentication and Authorization (1 controls), Code Quality and Build (1 controls), Cryptography (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does OWASP MASVS map to?
OWASP MASVS maps to 178 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ISO 27017 (88% coverage), ISO/SAE 21434 (88% coverage), ISO 27043 (88% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
How do I get started with OWASP MASVS compliance?
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