How can I tell if SQLite database is encrypted?

How do you check if SQLite database is encrypted?

Inspect the first 16 bytes of the database file directly, if they are equal to the string "SQLite format 3\000" then the file is not encrypted, and is a standard SQLite database. If something happens and a crash occurs during sqlcipher_export, the original database will be left untouched.

Is SQLite database encrypted?

SQLite doesn't support encrypting database files by default. Instead, you need to use a modified version of SQLite like SEE, SQLCipher, SQLiteCrypt, or wxSQLite3.

How do I open an encrypted SQLite database?

Right-click on your db file in its folder and select "open with..." then select the exe for SQLite2009 Pro, or drag the file onto the exe (assuming you're on Windows), or pass the file path to the exe via the cmd line.

How do I make SQLite secure?

In the end, it seems like the best solution for storing sensitive data in SQLite is to encrypt it before storage. If you prefer not to encrypt the data yourself, SQLite has an extension called SQLCipher that will perform encryption. The commercial version does have a fee, but the community edition is open source.