Wei Hong Lim

44 papers C 2Journal 35Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Int. J. Comput. Intell. Syst.
Abhishek Sharma, Wei Hong Lim, Tarek Berghout, Meng Choung Chiong, Amel Ali Alhussan, Doaa Sami Khafaga, Marwa Metwally Eid, El-Sayed M. El-Kenawy
2025 J jnl
Comput. Electr. Eng.
Jia Shun Koh, Rodney H. G. Tan, Nadia Mei Lin Tan, Wei Hong Lim
2025 J jnl
Comput.
Abhirup Khanna, Divya Srivastava, Anushree Sah, Sarishma Dangi, Abhishek Sharma, Sew Sun Tiang, Jun-Jiat Tiang, Wei Hong Lim
2025 J jnl
Comput. Mater. Continua
Wy-Liang Cheng, Wei Hong Lim, Kim Soon Chong, Sew Sun Tiang, Yit Hong Choo, El-Sayed M. El-Kenawy, Amal H. Alharbi, Marwa Metwally Eid
2025 J jnl
Comput. Electr. Eng.
Shibajee Nath, Gao Tek Lim, Wei Hong Lim, K. M. Begam, Anandan Shanmugam
2024 J jnl
IEEE Access
Jia Shun Koh, Rodney H. G. Tan, Wei Hong Lim, Nadia Mei Lin Tan
2024 C conf
IECON
Tarek Berghout, Wei Hong Lim, Yassine Amirat, Fatima Benbouzid-Si Tayeb, Mohamed Benbouzid
2024 J jnl
Comput. Electr. Eng.
Shibajee Nath, Wei Hong Lim, K. M. Begam
2024 C conf
IECON
Tarek Berghout, Yassine Amirat, Demba Diallo, Wei Hong Lim, Mohamed Benbouzid
2024 J jnl
Oper. Res. Forum
Li Wei, Mahmud Iwan Solihin, Sarah 'Atifah Saruchi, Winda Astuti, Wei Hong Lim, Chun Kit Ang
2023 J jnl
Evol. Syst.
Adel Sulaiman, Hameedur Rahman, Numan Ali, Asadullah Shaikh, Muhammad Akram, Wei Hong Lim
2023 J jnl
IEEE Access
Abdelaziz A. Abdelhamid, El-Sayed M. El-Kenawy, Abdelhameed Ibrahim, Marwa Metwally Eid, Doaa Sami Khafaga, Amel Ali Alhussan, Seyedali Mirjalili, Nima Khodadadi, Wei Hong Lim, Mahmoud Y. Shams
2023 conf
CASE
T. Sekar, Elango Natarajan, Chun Kit Ang, Wei Hong Lim, Parvathy Rajendran
2022 J jnl
IEEE Access
Moath Alrifaey, Wei Hong Lim, Chun Kit Ang, Elango Natarajan, Mahmud Iwan Solihin, Mohd Rizon Bin Mohammed Juhari, Sew Sun Tiang
2022 J jnl
Comput. Ind. Eng.
Koon Meng Ang, Elango Natarajan, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Abhishek Sharma, Hameedur Rahman, Richie Yi Shiun Then, Moath Alrifaey, Sew Sun Tiang, Wei Hong Lim
2022 J jnl
Symmetry
Koon Meng Ang, El-Sayed M. El-Kenawy, Abdelaziz A. Abdelhamid, Abdelhameed Ibrahim, Amal H. Alharbi, Doaa Sami Khafaga, Sew Sun Tiang, Wei Hong Lim
2022 J jnl
IEEE Access
Elango Natarajan, Varadaraju Kaviarasan, Koon Meng Ang, Wei Hong Lim, Sangeetha Elango, Sew Sun Tiang
2021 J jnl
IEEE Access
Moath Alrifaey, Wei Hong Lim, Chun Kit Ang
2021 J jnl
IEEE Access
Aasam Abdul Karim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Wei Hong Lim
2021 conf
ICSET
Rahul Ramachndran Nair, Manickam Ramasamy, Elango Natrajan, Shahid Manzorr, Wei Hong Lim, Chun Kit Ang
2021 J jnl
IEEE Access
Bachir Jdid, Kais Hassan, Iyad Dayoub, Wei Hong Lim, Mastaneh Mokayef
2021 J jnl
IEEE Access
Bachir Jdid, Wei Hong Lim, Iyad Dayoub, Kais Hassan, Mohd Rizon Bin Mohammed Juhari
2020 conf
SAI (2)
Onn Ting Chong, Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Koon Meng Ang, Sew Sun Tiang, Chun Kit Ang
2020 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Koon Meng Ang, Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Sew Sun Tiang, Chin Hong Wong
2020 J jnl
IEEE Access
Aasam Abdul Karim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Wei Hong Lim
2020 J jnl
J. Intell. Manuf.
Elango Natarajan, Varadaraju Kaviarasan, Wei Hong Lim, Sew Sun Tiang, S. Parasuraman, Sangeetha Elango
2018 J jnl
IEEE Access
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Sew Sun Tiang, Teng Hwang Tan, Elango Natarajan, Chin Hong Wong, Jing Rui Tang
2018 J jnl
IEEE Access
Elango Natarajan, Varadaraju Kaviarasan, Wei Hong Lim, Sew Sun Tiang, Teng Hwang Tan
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Smart Grid
Leehter Yao, Wei Hong Lim, Teng Shih Tsai
2017 J jnl
Multim. Tools Appl.
Mohd-Jain-Noordin Mohd Naim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Wei Hong Lim
2016 conf
iThings/GreenCom/CPSCom/SmartData
Leehter Yao, Jin-Yi Shen, Wei Hong Lim
2016 conf
iThings/GreenCom/CPSCom/SmartData
Leehter Yao, Wei Hong Lim, Chien-Chi Lai
2015 J jnl
Expert Syst. Appl.
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
2015 conf
DSDIS
Leehter Yao, Chien-Chi Lai, Wei Hong Lim
2015 conf
DSDIS
Leehter Yao, Yu-Qiao Chen, Wei Hong Lim
2015 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
2014 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
2014 J jnl
Inf. Sci.
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
2014 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
2014 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
2014 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
2013 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Khang Siang Tan, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Wei Hong Lim
2013 J jnl
Appl. Soft Comput.
Khang Siang Tan, Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
2013 J jnl
Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell.
Wei Hong Lim, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa
redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_signature.py
← Index redb/extractors/apk_extractors/apk_signature.py python
import hashlib
import inspect
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.apk_extractor import APKExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import APKCertificate, APKCodeSigningInfo


# OID to RFC 4514 short name mapping
_OID_SHORT_NAMES = {
    '2.5.4.3': 'CN', '2.5.4.6': 'C', '2.5.4.7': 'L', '2.5.4.8': 'ST',
    '2.5.4.10': 'O', '2.5.4.11': 'OU', '1.2.840.113549.1.9.1': 'E',
    '2.5.4.5': 'SERIALNUMBER', '2.5.4.12': 'T', '2.5.4.42': 'GN',
    '2.5.4.4': 'SN', '2.5.4.9': 'STREET', '2.5.4.17': 'POSTALCODE',
}


def _asn1_name_to_rfc4514(name):
    """Convert an asn1crypto x509.Name to RFC 4514 string (CN=..., O=...)."""
    parts = []
    for rdn in name.chosen:
        for attr in rdn:
            oid = attr['type'].dotted
            val = attr['value'].native
            short = _OID_SHORT_NAMES.get(oid, oid)
            parts.append(f'{short}={val}')
    return ', '.join(parts)


class APKSignatureExtractor(APKExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self, filepath, log, exporters=None, index_prefix=None,
        known_benign=False, known_malicious=False,
        apk=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath, log, exporters, index_prefix,
            known_benign, known_malicious, apk,
        )
        self.signing_info = None
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.APK_SIGNATURE.value

    def _detect_signature_schemes(self):
        """Detect which APK signature schemes are present."""
        schemes = []
        try:
            if self.apk.is_signed_v1():
                schemes.append(1)
        except Exception:
            pass
        try:
            if self.apk.is_signed_v2():
                schemes.append(2)
        except Exception:
            pass
        try:
            if self.apk.is_signed_v3():
                schemes.append(3)
        except Exception:
            pass
        return schemes

    def _extract_certificate_info(self, cert, source_scheme=None):
        """Extract certificate details from an androguard certificate object."""
        try:
            # Subject and Issuer — asn1crypto doesn't have rfc4514_string, convert manually
            subject = _asn1_name_to_rfc4514(cert.subject)
            issuer = _asn1_name_to_rfc4514(cert.issuer)

            # Serial number
            serial = str(cert.serial_number)

            # Validity
            valid_from = cert.not_valid_before
            valid_to = cert.not_valid_after
            if isinstance(valid_from, datetime):
                valid_from = valid_from.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
            else:
                valid_from = str(valid_from)
            if isinstance(valid_to, datetime):
                valid_to = valid_to.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
            else:
                valid_to = str(valid_to)

            # Thumbprints
            cert_der = cert.dump()
            thumbprint_sha1 = hashlib.sha1(cert_der).hexdigest()
            thumbprint_sha256 = hashlib.sha256(cert_der).hexdigest()

            # Algorithm
            algorithm = None
            try:
                algorithm = cert.hash_algo
            except Exception:
                try:
                    algorithm = cert.signature_algo
                except Exception:
                    pass

            # Key size
            key_size = None
            try:
                pub_key = cert.public_key
                if hasattr(pub_key, 'bit_size'):
                    key_size = pub_key.bit_size
                elif hasattr(pub_key, 'key_size'):
                    key_size = pub_key.key_size
            except Exception:
                pass

            # Self-signed check
            is_self_signed = cert.subject == cert.issuer

            return APKCertificate(
                subject=subject,
                issuer=issuer,
                serial_number=serial,
                valid_from=valid_from,
                valid_to=valid_to,
                thumbprint_sha1=thumbprint_sha1,
                thumbprint_sha256=thumbprint_sha256,
                algorithm=algorithm,
                key_size=key_size,
                is_self_signed=is_self_signed,
                certificate_source_scheme=source_scheme,
            )
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting certificate info: {e}")
            return None

    def _get_signer_certificate(self, schemes) -> Tuple[Optional[APKCertificate], Optional[str]]:
        """Identify the actual signer certificate using V3>V2>V1 priority.

        V2/V3: certificates[0] is the signer per spec.
        V1: androguard's get_certificate() does SignerInfo matching internally.

        Returns (signer_cert_info, source_scheme) or (None, None).
        """
        # V3 takes priority (Android 9+)
        if 3 in schemes:
            try:
                certs = self.apk.get_certificates_v3()
                if certs:
                    cert_info = self._extract_certificate_info(certs[0], source_scheme='v3')
                    if cert_info:
                        return cert_info, 'v3'
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.debug(f"V3 signer extraction failed: {e}")

        # V2 next (Android 7.0+)
        if 2 in schemes:
            try:
                certs = self.apk.get_certificates_v2()
                if certs:
                    cert_info = self._extract_certificate_info(certs[0], source_scheme='v2')
                    if cert_info:
                        return cert_info, 'v2'
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.debug(f"V2 signer extraction failed: {e}")

        # V1 fallback — androguard does SignerInfo.issuerAndSerialNumber matching
        if 1 in schemes:
            try:
                names = self.apk.get_signature_names()
                if names:
                    cert = self.apk.get_certificate(names[0])
                    if cert:
                        cert_info = self._extract_certificate_info(cert, source_scheme='v1')
                        if cert_info:
                            return cert_info, 'v1'
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.debug(f"V1 signer extraction failed: {e}")

        return None, None

    def _extract_all_certificates(self, schemes):
        """Extract all certificates with their source scheme tracked.

        Uses scheme-specific methods to preserve source information,
        deduplicating by thumbprint_sha1 and merging source schemes.
        """
        # cert thumbprint -> (APKCertificate, set of source schemes)
        seen = {}

        for scheme_num, method_name in [
            (3, 'get_certificates_v3'),
            (2, 'get_certificates_v2'),
            (1, 'get_certificates_v1'),
        ]:
            if scheme_num not in schemes:
                continue
            try:
                method = getattr(self.apk, method_name, None)
                if method is None:
                    continue
                certs = method()
                if not certs:
                    continue
                for cert in certs:
                    cert_info = self._extract_certificate_info(cert, source_scheme=f'v{scheme_num}')
                    if cert_info:
                        key = cert_info.thumbprint_sha1
                        if key in seen:
                            # Merge source schemes
                            existing_cert, existing_schemes = seen[key]
                            existing_schemes.add(f'v{scheme_num}')
                        else:
                            seen[key] = (cert_info, {f'v{scheme_num}'})
            except Exception as e:
                self.log.warning(f"Error extracting v{scheme_num} certificates: {e}")

        # Build final list with merged source schemes
        result = []
        for cert_info, source_schemes in seen.values():
            cert_info.certificate_source_scheme = ','.join(sorted(source_schemes))
            result.append(cert_info)

        return result

    def extract(self):
        if not self._is_valid_apk():
            self.log.error(f"Invalid APK for {self.hash.sha256}")
            return None

        schemes = self._detect_signature_schemes()
        is_signed = len(schemes) > 0

        # Extract all certificates with source scheme tracking
        certificates = self._extract_all_certificates(schemes)

        # Identify the actual signer using V3>V2>V1 priority
        signer_cert, signer_scheme = self._get_signer_certificate(schemes)

        apk_signer_subject = signer_cert.subject if signer_cert else None
        apk_signer_issuer = signer_cert.issuer if signer_cert else None

        self.signing_info = APKCodeSigningInfo(
            _id=self.sha256,
            is_signed=is_signed,
            signature_scheme_versions=schemes,
            number_of_certificates=len(certificates),
            x509_certificates=certificates if certificates else None,
            apk_signer_subject=apk_signer_subject,
            apk_signer_issuer=apk_signer_issuer,
        )
        return self.signing_info

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        if exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            if not self.signing_info:
                return None

            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            sig = self.signing_info

            # Signature summary table
            signature_data = [[
                self.sha256,
                int(sig.is_signed),
                sig.signature_scheme_versions,
                sig.number_of_certificates,
                sig.apk_signer_subject,
                sig.apk_signer_issuer,
                current_time,
            ]]

            # Certificates table (one row per certificate)
            certificates_data = []
            if sig.x509_certificates:
                for cert in sig.x509_certificates:
                    certificates_data.append([
                        self.sha256,
                        cert.subject,
                        cert.issuer,
                        cert.serial_number,
                        datetime.strptime(cert.valid_from, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") if cert.valid_from else None,
                        datetime.strptime(cert.valid_to, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") if cert.valid_to else None,
                        cert.thumbprint_sha1,
                        cert.algorithm,
                        cert.key_size,
                        int(cert.is_self_signed),
                        cert.certificate_source_scheme,
                        current_time,
                    ])

            return {
                'multi_table': True,
                'signature': {
                    'table': 'redb_apk_signature',
                    'data': signature_data,
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256',
                        'is_signed', 'signature_scheme_versions',
                        'number_of_certificates',
                        'apk_signer_subject', 'apk_signer_issuer',
                        'analysis_date',
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)',
                        'UInt8', 'Array(UInt8)',
                        'UInt8',
                        'Nullable(String)', 'Nullable(String)',
                        "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                    ],
                },
                'certificates': {
                    'table': 'redb_apk_certificates',
                    'data': certificates_data,
                    'column_names': [
                        'sha256', 'certificate_subject', 'certificate_issuer',
                        'certificate_serial_number',
                        'certificate_valid_from', 'certificate_valid_to',
                        'certificate_thumbprint',
                        'certificate_algorithm', 'key_size', 'is_self_signed',
                        'certificate_source_scheme',
                        'analysis_date',
                    ],
                    'column_type_names': [
                        'FixedString(64)', 'String', 'String', 'String',
                        "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')", "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                        'FixedString(40)',
                        'LowCardinality(String)', 'Nullable(UInt16)', 'UInt8',
                        'LowCardinality(String)',
                        "DateTime64(3, 'UTC')",
                    ],
                },
            }

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_apk_signature"