Things to check when storing personal information on your smartphone

I can't remember all the dozens of login IDs and passwords I use. There are more than 20 frequently used IDs and passwords such as payment passwords, online banking passwords, Google, Amazon, etc.

Some IDs and passwords have a pattern, but it is not possible to apply the pattern to all passwords, and it is often forgotten.

Forgetting the password is very annoying, so I just store personal information in the memo/note apps on smartphones.

But when these memo/note apps store simple texts, do they encrypt them?

Do these apps use a local database such as Sqlite?

Aren't these apps using cloud databases to send data to external servers?

When storing sensitive personal information on your smartphone, it is recommended to check the following two things.

1. Whether to send data to the server

The reason why you need to check whether data is sent to the server is the potential for personal information leakage. There may be incidents where the server is hacked or data is leaked without permission. Of course, it would be nice if data was encrypted before transmission, but looking at the news so far, most of the cases do not encrypt data.

2. Whether data is stored encrypted

If the app stores data inside the smartphone, it uses a local database. The local database represented by Sqlite is light and powerful, but many security vulnerabilities have been found. Because any malicious app can access the database by exploiting security vulnerabilities, personal information must be stored encrypted.

There can be quite a few apps that manage passwords that meet these criteria. The app I'm introducing also satisfies these conditions, and I made it for me and my family to use.

This app does not transmit any user data over the internet. In addition, since personal information is encrypted with AES-256 before being stored in the local database, it is protected from possible hacking or malicious apps.

You can find this app on the Google Play Store. Download now. 

Easy Password Manager by Interbizu

If you have any inconveniences or suggestions while using this app, please leave a comment on this blog or email to interbizu@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance for using this app. 😀