Jay A. Kreibich wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 02:53:55PM -0500, Ray Gold scratched on the wall:
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> My name is Ray Gold with Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP in Washington, DC.
>>
>> I am writing to ask if the core SQLite library (not the proprietary
>> SQLite Extensions) has any encryption/decryption capabilities.
>>
>
> No.
>
> However, the SQLite Encryption Extension is maintained by the same
> people that maintain the core library. It is "proprietary" only in
> the sense that it is commercial, licensed software.
>
> The core library does provide hooks to the OS layer and the
> file-system layer. It is possible to write your own encryption
> layer if the extension did not meet your needs.
>
> -j
>
>
I would avoid using the OS layer. While you could implement your own
encryption at the file system level, the license for the encryption
extension is relatively inexpensive and maintained for you. As I
understand it, once purchased, it is good indefinitely. Further, if it
doesn't meet your encryption needs (unlikely) you could extend the
encryption extension easier than adding encryption at the file system level.
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