Chapter 18. Security
WHAT'S IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding device and data security
Using encryption to protect data on the device
Authenticating the current user
How to integrate with online platforms such as Twitter and Facebook
Increasingly, smart phones have become more like a mini-computer in your pocket rather than a simple device that can only make and receive phone calls. This movement has brought with it some major security challenges. As mobile phones travel with us, there is a much higher risk of them being stolen or simply misplaced. Their increasing storage and computing power means that they can also contain a large amount of personal information about ourselves, our friends, and our work. There is also the usual conflict between convenience and data security. You want the information on your phone to be readily accessible, yet you also want it to be protected. In this chapter, you'll learn how you can protect Windows Phone application data both on the device and on the wire. You'll also see how you can use several different authentication techniques to access remote data in a secure fashion.
ON THE DEVICE
There are a couple of aspects to protecting data that resides on the device. These include securing access to the device, being able to clear or reset the device in case it is lost, and securing the data in a format that can't easily be compromised.
Device Security
The best way to ensure that the data on your phone is secure is to protect the device itself from unwanted attention ...
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