README.md
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2Android BasicAndroidKeyStore Sample
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4
5An advanced sample displaying the creation and usage of data integrity mechanisms
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7Introduction
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9
10This sample demonstrates how to use the Android [KeyStore][1] to safely create and store
11encryption keys that only your application can access.
12
13A [KeyPair][2] consisting of a [PrivateKey][3] and a [PublicKey][4] is being generated.
14The private key then is being used to sign and verify a String.
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16Below Android M, this sample uses a [KeyPairGeneratorSpec][5] to generate a key pair.
17On newer versions of Android, a [KeyGenParameterSpec][6] generates a key pair with
18additional restrictions and properties.
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20
21Next to that appropriate exception handling for potential errors is being displayed.
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23[1]: https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/KeyStore.html
24[2]: https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/KeyPair.html
25[3]: https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/PrivateKey.html
26[4]: https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/PublicKey.html
27[5]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/security/KeyPairGeneratorSpec.html
28[6]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/security/keystore/KeyGenParameterSpec.html
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30Pre-requisites
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32
33- Android SDK 27
34- Android Build Tools v27.0.2
35- Android Support Repository
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37Screenshots
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39
40<img src="screenshots/screenshot1.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/screenshot2.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/screenshot3.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/screenshot4.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/screenshot5.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/>
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42Getting Started
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44
45This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
46"gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
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48Support
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50
51- Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
52- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
53
54If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
55https://github.com/googlesamples/android-BasicAndroidKeyStore
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57Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
58submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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60License
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62
63Copyright 2017 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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