Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app

2010-07-20 Thread Charlie Dickman
I'm entering this thread late I know and for what it's worth this may be inappropriate for what you're trying to do ... There's an encryption framework available for free from Aquatic Prime (http://aquaticmac.com/) that is intended to manage registration keys but there's no reason I can see

Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app

2010-07-18 Thread Darren Wheatley
Hi, Can anyone give me a pointer on how to encrypt (and use) the data in the Core Data sql store of my Mac desktop app? My application has a data store that on its own has a value, and I would like to provide at least a basic level of protection / deterrent before I release it. I've

Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app

2010-07-18 Thread Jerry Krinock
On 2010 Jul 18, at 03:42, Darren Wheatley wrote: Can anyone give me a pointer on how to encrypt (and use) the data in the Core Data sql store of my Mac desktop app? I've Googled for this, and while I find lots of information on encrypting Core Data stores for iPhone apps, I can't find a

Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app

2010-07-18 Thread Darren Wheatley
Hi, I'd assumed (possibly incorrectly?) that the iPhone encryption was hardware and/or iOS4 dependent. Is that not the case? Cheers Darren. On 18/07/2010 19:25, Jerry Krinock wrote: On 2010 Jul 18, at 03:42, Darren Wheatley wrote: Can anyone give me a pointer on how to encrypt (and

Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app

2010-07-18 Thread Dave Carrigan
On Jul 18, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Jerry Krinock wrote: Why does the iPhone information you found not apply to Mac apps? Because iOS 4 offers the Data Protection feature that is not available on Mac OS. As far as I know, there is no equivalent for Mac OS. You can try to roll your own

Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app

2010-07-18 Thread Kyle Sluder
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 3:42 AM, Darren Wheatley dar...@tenjinconsulting.co.uk wrote: Can anyone give me a pointer on how to encrypt (and use) the data in the Core Data sql store of my Mac desktop app? My application has a data store that on its own has a value, and I would like to provide at

Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app

2010-07-18 Thread Marcelo Alves
On 18/07/2010, at 20:22, Kyle Sluder wrote: On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 3:42 AM, Darren Wheatley dar...@tenjinconsulting.co.uk wrote: Can anyone give me a pointer on how to encrypt (and use) the data in the Core Data sql store of my Mac desktop app? My application has a data store that on its

Re: Encrypting data in a Core Data SQL store for a Mac desktop app

2010-07-18 Thread Kyle Sluder
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Marcelo Alves marcelo.al...@me.com wrote: You can use the options -nobrowse -mountrandom on hdiutil to avoid displaying the mounted image on Finder. Check the man page for some options. Interesting. I hadn't heard about -mountrandom before. That's helpful, but