Sqlcipher is a c library that implements an encryption in the sqlite 3 database engine. programs that link with the sqlcipher library can have sql database access without running a separate rdbms process. it allows one to have per-database or page-by-page encryption using aes-256 from openssl.

sqlcipher has a small footprint and great performance so it??s ideal for protecting embedded application databases and is well suited for mobile development.

* as little as 5-15% overhead for encryption
* 100% of data in the database file is encrypted
* uses good security practices (cbc mode, key derivation)
* zero-configuration and application level cryptography
* algorithms provided by the peer reviewed openssl crypto library.
sqlcipher has broad platform support for with c/c++, obj-c, qt, win32/.net/mono, java, python, ruby, linux, mac os x, iphone/ios, android, xamarin.ios, and xamarin.android.

sqlcipher v3.2.0 is based on sqlite3 v3.8.6.