# linisme/Cipher.so

A simple way to encrypt your secure data like passwords into a native .so library.

Repository: https://github.com/linisme/Cipher.so
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cipherso
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cipher, gradle, native-libraries, java, native, secure
Last push: 2018-09-22T06:40:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3193, "days_push": 2902, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1306, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.795115+00:00)

## What it is
A Gradle plugin for Android that packages key-value secrets (like API keys and passwords) into an encrypted native .so library at compile time, exposing them via a generated Java interface. It hides sensitive strings from plain-text APK resources without using reflection.

## Use cases
- hide api keys in android app
- store passwords securely in android app
- encrypt secrets into native so library
- avoid plaintext strings in apk
- protect secure data from reverse engineering on android

## When to choose
- you need to obfuscate secrets in an Android app at build time
- you want reflection-free access to embedded key-value secrets

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained or updated tooling (project is no longer maintained since 2018)
- you need true cryptographic security against determined attackers - native libs can still be reverse engineered
- you target modern Gradle/Android Gradle Plugin versions that may be incompatible

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, cryptography, build-tool, plugin-system
- domain: mobile-development, security, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: android, gradle-plugin, native-libraries, secrets-management, obfuscation, unmaintained, gradle

## Member repositories
- linisme/Cipher.so (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.795115+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:50:58.400973+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/linisme/Cipher.so (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.795115+00:00, sha 4a9abff64662)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.