Re: [android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-10 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On 9 November 2010 23:28, Connick oconn...@gmail.com wrote: Fielding questions from our IT dept around security and I didn't know this one off hand. Can anyone provide insight as to how credentials are stored in Android OS? (hashed, encrypted etc) No matter how it's stored, there's call like

Re: [android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-10 Thread Marcin Orlowski
On 10 November 2010 11:51, Kostya Vasilyev kmans...@gmail.com wrote: That's a privileged API, and can't be called by an arbitrary application. Heard of rooting? :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group,

Re: [android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-10 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
10.11.2010 14:07, Marcin Orlowski пишет: On 10 November 2010 11:51, Kostya Vasilyevkmans...@gmail.com wrote: That's a privileged API, and can't be called by an arbitrary application. Heard of rooting? :) I have. How do you root somebody else's phone? -- Kostya Vasilyev -- WiFi Manager +

Re: [android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-10 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
10.11.2010 13:25, Marcin Orlowski пишет: On 9 November 2010 23:28, Connickoconn...@gmail.com wrote: Fielding questions from our IT dept around security and I didn't know this one off hand. Can anyone provide insight as to how credentials are stored in Android OS? (hashed, encrypted etc) No

Re: [android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-10 Thread Marcin Orlowski
That's a privileged API, and can't be called by an arbitrary application. Heard of rooting? :) How do you root somebody else's phone? It does not matter. Read thread former's question first. Also, if one will be willing to steal some people passwords it can be done with some efforts and for

Re: [android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-10 Thread Julie Andrews
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Marcin Orlowski webnet.andr...@gmail.comwrote: On 9 November 2010 23:28, Connick oconn...@gmail.com wrote: Fielding questions from our IT dept around security and I didn't know this one off hand. Can anyone provide insight as to how credentials are stored

Re: [android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-10 Thread Connick
Just curious as to the underlying storage mechanism for the data itself. Dealing with rooting and access via API's is separate concern for IT. Cheers, Stace On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Marcin Orlowski webnet.andr...@gmail.comwrote: That's a privileged API, and can't be called by an

Re: [android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-10 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
10.11.2010 17:11, Marcin Orlowski пишет: And if you rooted your device, you can be a victim too, no matter how clever you think you are. And (far too) many people rooted their phones because it's h4x0r or they simply found a tool for that, and not because they really neded to. Majority got not

[android-developers] How are credentials stored in the OS framework?

2010-11-09 Thread Connick
Fielding questions from our IT dept around security and I didn't know this one off hand. Can anyone provide insight as to how credentials are stored in Android OS? (hashed, encrypted etc) Thanks, Stace -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android