Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app
Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app
- Subject: Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app
- From: Dave Carrigan <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:27:05 -0700
On Jul 18, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Jerry Krinock wrote:
> Why does the iPhone information you found not apply to Mac apps?
Because iOS 4 offers the Data Protection feature that is not available on Mac OS.
As far as I know, there is no equivalent for Mac OS. You can try to roll your own encryption, but it's not very easy. Notably, how you handle the encryption key is going to be susceptible to many kinds of attacks.
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Dave Carrigan
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Seattle, WA, USA
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