using SQLCipher with android shipped sqlite database file

Question

I have a database file reset in the assets file.

How can I use SQLCipher to encrypt the database in android?

Answer 1

The following code excerpt can be used to create multiple tables in an SQLite Cipher database:

Use these imports:

import java.sql.SQLException;
import net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteDatabase;
import net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteOpenHelper;
import android.content.ContentValues;  
import android.content.Context;  
import android.database.Cursor;  
import android.util.Log;

/** Helper to the database, manages versions and creation */

    public class DBAdapter extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
        private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "Test";
        private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;

        // Table name
        public static final String TABLE_1 = "Table1";
        public static final String TABLE_2 = "Table2";

        // Column names for Table1 table
        static final String KEY_PASSWORD = "password";
        static final String KEY_USER = "user";

        // Column names for Table2 table
        static final String KEY_EVENT = "event";
        static final String KEY_USERNAME = "username";


        public DBAdapter(Context context) {
            super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
        }

        @Override
        public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
            String sql1 = "create table " + Table_1 + " (" + KEY_USER + " text primary key, " + KEY_PASSWORD + " text not null);";
            String sql2 = "create table " + Table_2 + " (" + KEY_EVENT + " text primary key, " + KEY_USERNAME + " text not null FOREIGN KEY(" + KEY_USERNAME + ") REFERENCES " + TABLE_1 + "(" + KEY_USER + "));";
            db.execSQL(sql1);
            db.execSQL(sql2);
        }

        @Override
        public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
            if (oldVersion >= newVersion){
                return;
            }

            String sql = null;
            if (oldVersion == 1) 
                sql = "alter table " + TABLE_1 + " add note text;";
            if (oldVersion == 2)
                sql = "";

            Log.d("EventsData", "onUpgrade  : " + sql);
            if (sql != null)
                db.execSQL(sql);
        } 

        public Cursor getAllUsers(String username, SQLiteDatabase db){
            return db.query(TABLE_1, ...);
        }

        public Cursor getAllEvents(String event, SQLiteDatabase db){
            return db.query(TABLE_2, ...);
        }
   }

Now you can do all the CRUD methods for both tables. Just make sure that each method has an SQLiteDatabase as an argument as shown in the getAllUsers() method.