Hi, Daniweb, it's been a while.
I'm looking to do a mobile ssh-client (well, not quite a full client) that stores sensitive login information encrypted by a pattern-lock.
However, I know very little about encryption.
Can anyone recommend a good learning path - and by path, I mean Encryption for Dummies followed by Encryption for People Who've already Read the Dummies Book and so on.
From my limited google-searching, I found the Bouncy Castle API and I'm looking into that.
Thanks.
DeanMSands3 69 Junior Poster
rproffitt 2,662 "Nothing to see here." Moderator
I think you need to be clearer about your needs here. Encrypting what your app needs to remember is well done and a bottomless pit.
https://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/sample-code-data-encryption-application and dozens more examples are on the web if I needed to encrypt some items for use later in my app.
Maybe your real question was something else.
stultuske 1,116 Posting Maven Featured Poster
encryption shouldn't be based on whether your app is mobile, web or standalone.
Never read a "for dummies" book. The only thing they really achieve in is making you believe you actually read something worth reading.
if a topic is worth reading: don't go for the "for dummies" edition. It's like reading the Donald Duck version of "War and Peace". Entertaining, sure, but it's just not the same.
Also: be more specific in what exactly you want: do you want to use an existing encryption library, or do you plan to write your own implementation?
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