[Code_A]

I am storing done user data locally on my app and it got me wondering. How secure is local storage? Can it be accessed from outside the app? Is it encrypted? I am guessing that it is not, but didn’t know if there was a built-in method of encrypting the data before storing.

[Brandon]

I believe in a native app the info is fairly secure. Unlike a web app where you can open the browser resources and see the data. Though, you could also add an additional security layer by encrypting it if it is very important data.

[Code_A]

Thanks for the reply. I will encrypt the data before storing. That was kind of my plan already using the crypto-JS libraries but I wasn’t sure if it was entirely necessary if the local storage was already encrypted, or secured.

[Brandon]

Even if its not needed its always good to have that extra layer.

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