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by wps 116 days ago
The biggest weakness is the cost. Each client would have to purchase an expensive license. The source code is provided upon purchase though, but essentially destroys the ability to build a client from source due to the compiled binary distribution.
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yeah, that was the point that I was making. Although I do wonder if encrypting the whole file is necessary.
I really doubt it. I have not seen any evidence to suggest that there are irreconcilable issues with SQLCipher's page level encryption over a flat file. Codebook, Enpass, Signal, and a ton of other important clients use it just fine.