android - Sqlite database security

Question

I'm developing an application which will be storing user sensitive data. My issue is using other applications that a user can view that stored data with. Then I need to provide better security for the data in general.

Is there any way to provide better security for SQLite database and tables?

Answer 1

Encrypt your data before you enter it in the database. As far as I know, the SQLite database is kept in a single file somewhere in the /data/ directory. What is more, your data is kept in plain text format. This means that it will always be possible for someone to extract that data by rooting the phone, obtaining the .db SQLite file and opening it with a text editor.

So, encrypt your data :)

-- Okay, maybe not a text editor, but a simple hex editor. Anyways...