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The '''Android Debug Bridge''' (commonly abbreviated as '''adb''') is a [[programming tool]] used for the [[debugging]] of [[Android (operating system)|Android]]-based devices. The [[Daemon (computing)|daemon]] on the Android device connects with the server on the host PC over [[USB]] or [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]], which connects to the client that is used by the end-user over TCP. Made available as [[open-source software]] under the [[Apache License]] by [[Google]] since 2007, features include a shell and the possibility to make backups. The adb software is compatible with [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[macOS]]. It has been misused by [[botnet]]s and other [[Malware|malicious softwaremalware]], for which mitigations were developed such as [[RSA (cryptosystem)|RSA]] authentication and device [[whitelisting]].

== Features ==