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Re:Signal Desktop is corrupting its database by RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u on Sunday February 28, 2021 @08:09AM (#26293167)
How does it differ from the 1st party encryption[0]? I couldn't find any comparison in SQLCipher's readme.

[0] https://www.sqlite.org/see/doc/trunk/www/readme.wiki

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Re:Signal Desktop is corrupting its database by kbumsik on Sunday February 28, 2021 @08:25AM (#26293258)
The official SQLite Encryption Extension is not free (one-time $2000 + optional support) and do not allow re-distribute the source code.

SQLCipher has open-source communitiy edition.

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