Jon Westfall
07-03-2010, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://robtiffany.com/windows-phone-7/dont-forget-to-encrypt-your-windows-phone-7-data' target='_blank'>http://robtiffany.com/windows-phone...ws-phone-7-data</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Whether you're targeting Mobile Line of Business apps for the Enterprise or B2C apps for consumers, ensuring that sensitive data is encrypted is a must. These days, I can't have a serious discussion with a CIO unless I can assure her that my mobile device can protect data-in-transit and data-at-rest. You already know that Windows Phone 7 secures data-in-transit via SSL whether you're using Internet Explorer or calling a Web Service from a Silverlight app. What you may not know is how it covers the other bases."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com//wpt/auto/1278160864.usr7.png" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>WP7 supports a variety of encryption schemes, and Rob Tiffany's post here takes a look at the methods available to encrypt and decrypt your app's data stored on the device. Encryption can be difficult to write in without spending a lot of time, so having it available in a quick and easy method looks like it will be quite handy.</p>