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Adam
Adam

Reputation: 153

Storing session keys in Android

How should I handle session keys in my android application?

The client will receive a key and serial number from the server once they've logged in, the serial number will be changed every time the client makes a new request. The key will remain the same until it expires or is destroyed. These will need to be sent in every https request.

Here's an example of what the key and serial number looks like

key: af9bce267343ad72bd6abe7aff58edf2
S/N: 503:960:819

Should I use a SQLIte database even though there will be an absolute maximum of 1 session.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1178

Answers (3)

Nisalon
Nisalon

Reputation: 171

A SQLite database would be using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. I would store the information in the app's SharedPreferences:

String myKey = "af9bce267343ad72bd6abe7aff58edf2";
String mySerial = "503:960:819";

SharedPreferences pref = getSharedPreferences("MyPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
SharedPreferences.Editor edit = pref.edit();

// Set/Store data
edit.putString("session_key", myKey);
edit.putString("serial", mySerial);

// Commit the changes
edit.commit();

Whenever you want to retrieve the values again, use:

SharedPreferences pref = getSharedPreferences("MyPrefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
String myKey = pref.getString("session_key", null);
String mySerial = pref.getString("serial", null);

Upvotes: 2

Oussema Aroua
Oussema Aroua

Reputation: 5339

you can use SharedPreferences, save the value like this

SharedPreferences sharedpreferences = getSharedPreferences("mPref", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedpreferences.edit();
            editor.putString("token", mToken);
            editor.commit();

and retrieve it like this

sharedpreferences = getSharedPreferences("mPref", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
String token = sharedpreferences.getString("token", null);

Upvotes: 1

Basil Battikhi
Basil Battikhi

Reputation: 2668

You can store it in mysqlite database or shared preference

Upvotes: 0

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