If it is only used by ur application, jus use a String instance to hold the key. y store in a file?? ll the key change dynamically???
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:55 PM, zeeshan <genx...@gmail.com> wrote: > > encryption and decryption is the app's internal functionality. user > has nothing to do with this > i encrypt the file on 1st run and on 2nd run i check if file is there > then decrypt and show. > so only thing i understand is to store the key somewhere in the app so > i can access it for decryption. > just wondering if this help > File keyFile = new File("data/data/package name/key"); > > i followed this link for encryption and decryption > > http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Java/0490__Security/UsingCipherInputStream.htm > > > On Aug 26, 12:11 pm, Sujay Krishna Suresh <sujay.coold...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I think its better to ask the user for the secret key rather than storin > it > > smwhere. > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:30 PM, zeeshan <genx...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Dear, > > > > > i wrote a small application which encrypt some files using a secret > > > key. > > > i need to decrypt files on 2nd run which requires same key again > > > plz advise where should i store the secret key. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Sujay > > Mike Ditka <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mike_ditka.html> > - > > "If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms." > > > -- Regards, Sujay Pablo Picasso<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/pablo_picasso.html> - "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---