Hi everyone, This is my first post to this mailing list. I wrote an extension for SQLite so that it supports encrypted databases. Existing software based on SQLite with encryption capabilities were either too expensive for the average non-professional user or did not suit my needs.
http://www.voidbrain.com/sqlitesec.html The URL above links to the description of the extension. I would like people to try it out and give me feedback or constructive criticism. It is still in an alpha stage but my limited tests indicate that the features that are implemented do work. I would like people to test it with real (but not production) data and applications. Please read the webpage and comments in my code carefully. I believe I did not violate any licenses or copyright since all code I used was either my own or open-source or in the public domain. If I did, please let me know and I will take the relevant items down. I make no claims on the usability of this extension nor on the copyright of code not written by myself. Specifically I would like to thank Brian Gladman and David Ireland for publishing their code in the public domain and I have acknowledged them on my website and in the code as needed. Of course, I would like to thank D. Richard Hipp, the SQLite author, for providing the library as well. I hope that this extension will help SQLite users wanting some level of transparent encryption in their databases. I plan to make this open-source after the initial feedback and comments and if there are no legal problems. I am by no means an expert cryptographer (in fact, I am just learning cryptography) so there may be security flaws in the design of the encryption layer. Please help me learn by giving me constructive criticism and suggestions to improve the code. If there is enough interest, I may continue working to improve it past the features that I need for my own database application. Thanks. WL Low
