Using the EncryptedLocalStore to encrypt data on the client with AIR

06/27/2008 03:39 pm by Marco Casario | RIAvolutionize the web in AIR Adobe Integrated Runtime
Another very important and delicate aspect of desktop applications, but not only, is the one regarding data encryption. Encryption is the process of transforming data by using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing a key. Adobe AIR has an EncryptedLocalStore class that allows to encrypt data to store it on the client’s machine. Adobe AIR EncryptedLocalStore APIs use DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) on Windows and the Keychain on Mac.

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