[MOBL-1776] Improved security by replacing SharedPreferences with EncryptedSharedPreferences to store UserInfo #357
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…ryptedSharedPreferences to store UserInfo (#357) * [MOBL-1811] Gradle = 8.6, AGP = 8.4.0, Kotlin = 1.9.23, targetSdkVersion = 34 * Reverting an unwanted version change * first draft of encrypted shared pref implementation is ready * Added tests for the get and save methods * Added code for migration when needed. * Added test cases to make sure the new preference is backward compatible * Deprecated the clear(context) method * Added additional test case * Added configuration variable to opt in for encryption feature
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With this change, the SDK will start using the EncryptedSharedPreferences instead of SharedPreferences to store the user info locally. This will prevent attackers from reading personal information such as email, phone number, name, etc stored as plain text in the XML file.