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stephane cedroni
3,198 PointsAndroid Equivalent Of IOS KeyChain
Hi I am currently trying to find a way to safely store Passwords and API Keys in an Android app.
Is there an Android Equivalent of IOS Keychain?
Links or demo code would be extremely helpful.
2 Answers
jcorum
71,830 PointsYou may find this article of interest: http://www.androidauthority.com/where-is-the-best-place-to-store-a-password-in-your-android-app-597197/
And this one: http://www.androidauthority.com/use-android-keystore-store-passwords-sensitive-information-623779/
jcorum
71,830 PointsNo, but as scottyab says: "It's not bullet proof security but rather a quick win for incrementally making your android app more secure." So I'd think Keystore would likely be better. I'm sure scottyab knows of Keystone, and if his/hers were better they would have said so. But as I said, I haven't tried it and I may be wrong.
stephane cedroni
3,198 Pointsstephane cedroni
3,198 PointsThank you for your answer, I am going to try the Keystore solution provided in the second article.
I also found out about this library : https://github.com/scottyab/secure-preferences, have you ever heard of it or would you recommend going with the KeyStore approach?
Thanks again