Re: [android-developers] Question about .asec (encryption) on Froyo 2.2 (Emulator)

2010-06-30 Thread Dianne Hackborn
Apps on SD card are stored in an encrypted container for platform security purposes -- so that other applications can not modify or corrupt them. When mounting the SD card, these containers are mounted so that they can be accessed in the same way as apps stored in internal storage. On Tue, Jun

[android-developers] Question about .asec (encryption) on Froyo 2.2 (Emulator)

2010-06-29 Thread Mathias Lin
Hi, can somebody please explain how asec exactly works? I couldn't find much info about it on the mailing list or elsewhere. I installed my app on the emulator with 2.2 and onto the sdcard. When I browse via adb shell, I can see that the encrypted app file lies under