SQLiteEncryptionUsingEFCore

This is a real life example which demostrates how to use SQLite encrypted databases using Entity Framework Core (EFCore).

Tipp for creating/exploring SQLite databases with encryption manually

The database is using SQLCipher encryption. To create/explore SQLite databases with encrytion manually, you may use the open source DB Browser for SQLite, which you can find here https://sqlitebrowser.org/ or on GitHub https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser .

Steps for using encrypted SQLite database in your .Net application with EFCore

This example is using .Net Core 3.1 with EFCore 3.1.6 and SQLCipher 2.0.3:

1. Add a NuGET reference to Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore in your project
2. Add a NuGET reference to Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design in your project
3. Add a NuGET reference to Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite.Core in your project This is a really important step: DO NOT add a reference to Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite, otherwise it will not work!
4. Add a NuGET reference to SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_e_sqlcipher
5. Create a connection object (SqliteConnection), defining the database access password in the connection string (you can use SqliteConnectionStringBuilder) you give to the constructor
6. Give the connection object to the UseSqlite method, when configuring the database context