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We'd like to use Room in the application we are developing, but we need to encrypt the database. I know that there was SQLCipher in order to encrypt an SQL database (although I have never used it), but I think that it does not support API level 16 and higher methods, so I think that Room is not supported. On the other hand, there's Realm that supports encryption, but I would really like to use Room instead. How could we encrypt the database then?

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I think that it does not support API level 16 and higher methods, so I think that Room is not supported

Well, so far, my CWAC-SafeRoom library is holding up, though the testing on it has been light so far. It will get more of a workout in the coming months.

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Where has it gotten so far?
@SulaimanJuniorAryeetey: I do not know what you mean. Please read the project documentation to learn more about the project.
Can I use it in production now?
@SulaimanJuniorAryeetey: I can't really answer that. There isn't much code, and I haven't had much problem with what is there. However, there are several places where I cannot fulfill the support database API contract, because SQLCipher does not give me the hooks to do so. Eventually, I hope that I can work with the SQLCipher team to fill those gaps. However, so far, it seems like that everything that Room uses I can support.
@CommonsWare ihave an app using room to store 1000+ user data i want to encrypt this database.In the description you mentioned that project is for experimentation purposes.should i take the risk??
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