RCP for Android is open source now. http://code.google.com/p/rcpandroid/
2008/4/20 CAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > On Apr 19, 10:09 am, Jackkk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I was wondering about some real world issues about commercial > > applications: > > > > - Will there be a possibility for encrypted APKs as some of the > > information included with the app (files, media, images, databases) > > can be copyrighted with the need to protect it from illegal copy. > > - Could there be an Android based solution for evaluation purposes and > > time limitations? > > - How can we protect our software from being just copied from one > > phone to another? The trick would be to add some checksum files > > created from serial no and phone info, but what are the proper > > mechanisms for that? What is the unique and reliable info from the OS > > or phone that could be used and could not be cracked very easily? > > - How to protect data in SQLite? For example, the software needs a > > load of data that will be stored in database after initial launch. But > > the data could be also suitable for other illegal purposes - sharing > > on Internet, creating your own apps etc. But it is once again > > intellectual property of someone. > > - Another issue is the actual protection of user data itself. > > Currently the emulator is as open as it can be! If the phone is stolen > > for example, some data could be really sensitive that can be stored in > > the Phone SQLite database? Will there be any solutions how to restrict > > access to the console level in the future that the user himself can > > set and manage? > > You could encrypt the data itself bego > You could encrypt the information itself before storing it to the DB. > Or implement your own custom ContentProvider using a different data > store. Regards, Werner > > Possible solutions that I have come to are: > > - hardcoding the copyrighted data into code > > - using obfuscators to protect the code from some reverse engineering > > attempts > > - authenticating the app over Internet on the first use and creating > > some MD5 checkfiles > > > > I find those questions important! If you have similar doubts or you > > could extend the list of those issues, we could try to improve those > > questions together through a wider dialogue! > > > > Regards > > > > Jack > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
