How To Install sqlcipher on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlcipher on Kali Linux. sqlcipher is Command line interface for SQLCipher

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlcipher on Kali Linux.

What is sqlcipher

sqlcipher is:

SQLCipher is a C library that implements an encryption in the SQLite 3 database engine. Programs that link with the SQLCipher library can have SQL database access without running a separate RDBMS process. It allows one to have per-database or page-by-page encryption using AES-256 from OpenSSL.

SQLCipher has a small footprint and great performance so it??s ideal for protecting embedded application databases and is well suited for mobile development.

  • as little as 5-15% overhead for encryption
  • 100% of data in the database file is encrypted
  • Uses good security practices (CBC mode, key derivation)
  • Zero-configuration and application level cryptography
  • Algorithms provided by the peer reviewed OpenSSL crypto library.

SQLCipher has broad platform support for with C/C++, Obj-C, QT, Win32/.NET, Java, Python, Ruby, Linux, Mac OS X, iPhone/iOS, Android, Xamarin.iOS, and Xamarin.Android.

SQLCipher v3.4.1 is based on SQLite3 v3.15.2.

There are three methods to install sqlcipher on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sqlcipher Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sqlcipher using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sqlcipher

Install sqlcipher Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sqlcipher using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sqlcipher

Install sqlcipher Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install sqlcipher using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sqlcipher

How To Uninstall sqlcipher on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sqlcipher package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sqlcipher

Uninstall sqlcipher And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sqlcipher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sqlcipher

Remove sqlcipher Configurations and Data

To remove sqlcipher configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sqlcipher

Remove sqlcipher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sqlcipher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sqlcipher

Dependencies

sqlcipher have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlcipher package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.