The content of shared preferences is, currently, stored in an XML file in the data partition. Only your app has the permission to look into the directory that contains the XML file but if your user has a rooted phone then all bets are off.
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 4:10 PM, bkbonner <brian.bon...@paraware.com> wrote: > > We want to store credentials for a user to a web service so the user > doesn't have to repeatedly login, but we're concerned about security. > We can't store a hash on the database, but we could probably use JCE > encryption locally. > > Is the content in SharedPreferences secured on the Android device? > > Brian > > > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
