Comment on Revisiting Android disk encryptionparentComments−ancientworldnow11yIt requires root, but Cryptfs (available in the play store and f-droid) enables just such a feature. In fact, it's written by this blog post's author.http://nelenkov.blogspot.com/2012/08/changing-androids-disk-...https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nick.crypt...−JshWright11yIt requires rootAnd there's the problem... I'm trading one security improvement for a whole host of other issues...−ancientworldnow11yThat's a valid concern, though you can root, install and run the app, and then unroot. It's not a good solution, but it is a solution until Android L builds in the ability to use different passwords.−icebraining11yWhich issues?
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It requires root, but Cryptfs (available in the play store and f-droid) enables just such a feature. In fact, it's written by this blog post's author.
http://nelenkov.blogspot.com/2012/08/changing-androids-disk-...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nick.crypt...
And there's the problem... I'm trading one security improvement for a whole host of other issues...
That's a valid concern, though you can root, install and run the app, and then unroot. It's not a good solution, but it is a solution until Android L builds in the ability to use different passwords.
Which issues?