共享首选项是存储应用程序数据的最简单方法。但任何人都可以通过应用程序管理器清除我们共享的首选项数据。所以我不认为它对我们的应用是完全安全的。

使用Richard提供的代码片段，您可以在保存密码之前对其进行加密。然而，首选项API并没有提供一种简单的方法来拦截值并加密它-你可以通过OnPreferenceChange监听器阻止它被保存，理论上你可以通过preferenceChangeListener修改它，但这会导致一个无休止的循环。

我之前建议添加一个“隐藏的”首选项来完成这个任务。这绝对不是最好的方法。我将提出另外两个我认为更可行的选择。

首先，最简单的，是在preferenceChangeListener中，你可以抓取输入的值，加密，然后保存到另一个首选项文件中:

  public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
      // get our "secure" shared preferences file.
      SharedPreferences secure = context.getSharedPreferences(
         "SECURE",
         Context.MODE_PRIVATE
      );
      String encryptedText = null;
      // encrypt and set the preference.
      try {
         encryptedText = SimpleCrypto.encrypt(Preferences.SEED,(String)newValue);

         Editor editor = secure.getEditor();
         editor.putString("encryptedPassword",encryptedText);
         editor.commit();
      }
      catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }
      // always return false.
      return false; 
   }

第二种方法，也是我现在更喜欢的方法，是创建自己的自定义首选项，扩展EditTextPreference， @Override setText()和getText()方法，以便setText()加密密码，getText()返回null。

这个答案是基于Mark建议的方法。创建EditTextPreference类的自定义版本，它在视图中看到的纯文本和存储在首选项存储中的密码的加密版本之间来回转换。

正如大多数在这篇文章中回答问题的人所指出的，这不是一种非常安全的技术，尽管安全程度在一定程度上取决于所使用的加密/解密代码。但它相当简单和方便，并将阻止大多数随意窥探。

下面是自定义EditTextPreference类的代码:

package com.Merlinia.OutBack_Client;

import android.content.Context;
import android.preference.EditTextPreference;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Base64;

import com.Merlinia.MEncryption_Main.MEncryptionUserPassword;


/**
 * This class extends the EditTextPreference view, providing encryption and decryption services for
 * OutBack user passwords. The passwords in the preferences store are first encrypted using the
 * MEncryption classes and then converted to string using Base64 since the preferences store can not
 * store byte arrays.
 *
 * This is largely copied from this article, except for the encryption/decryption parts:
 * https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-developers/pMYNEVXMa6M
 */
public class EditPasswordPreference  extends EditTextPreference {

    // Constructor - needed despite what compiler says, otherwise app crashes
    public EditPasswordPreference(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }


    // Constructor - needed despite what compiler says, otherwise app crashes
    public EditPasswordPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attributeSet) {
        super(context, attributeSet);
    }


    // Constructor - needed despite what compiler says, otherwise app crashes
    public EditPasswordPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attributeSet, int defaultStyle) {
        super(context, attributeSet, defaultStyle);
    }


    /**
     * Override the method that gets a preference from the preferences storage, for display by the
     * EditText view. This gets the base64 password, converts it to a byte array, and then decrypts
     * it so it can be displayed in plain text.
     * @return  OutBack user password in plain text
     */
    @Override
    public String getText() {
        String decryptedPassword;

        try {
            decryptedPassword = MEncryptionUserPassword.aesDecrypt(
                     Base64.decode(getSharedPreferences().getString(getKey(), ""), Base64.DEFAULT));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            decryptedPassword = "";
        }

        return decryptedPassword;
    }


    /**
     * Override the method that gets a text string from the EditText view and stores the value in
     * the preferences storage. This encrypts the password into a byte array and then encodes that
     * in base64 format.
     * @param passwordText  OutBack user password in plain text
     */
    @Override
    public void setText(String passwordText) {
        byte[] encryptedPassword;

        try {
            encryptedPassword = MEncryptionUserPassword.aesEncrypt(passwordText);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            encryptedPassword = new byte[0];
        }

        getSharedPreferences().edit().putString(getKey(),
                                          Base64.encodeToString(encryptedPassword, Base64.DEFAULT))
                .commit();
    }


    @Override
    protected void onSetInitialValue(boolean restoreValue, Object defaultValue) {
        if (restoreValue)
            getEditText().setText(getText());
        else
            super.onSetInitialValue(restoreValue, defaultValue);
    }
}

这显示了如何使用它-这是驱动首选项显示的“items”文件。注意，它包含三个普通EditTextPreference视图和一个自定义EditPasswordPreference视图。

<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <EditTextPreference
        android:key="@string/useraccountname_key"
        android:title="@string/useraccountname_title"
        android:summary="@string/useraccountname_summary"
        android:defaultValue="@string/useraccountname_default"
        />

    <com.Merlinia.OutBack_Client.EditPasswordPreference
        android:key="@string/useraccountpassword_key"
        android:title="@string/useraccountpassword_title"
        android:summary="@string/useraccountpassword_summary"
        android:defaultValue="@string/useraccountpassword_default"
        />

    <EditTextPreference
        android:key="@string/outbackserverip_key"
        android:title="@string/outbackserverip_title"
        android:summary="@string/outbackserverip_summary"
        android:defaultValue="@string/outbackserverip_default"
        />

    <EditTextPreference
        android:key="@string/outbackserverport_key"
        android:title="@string/outbackserverport_title"
        android:summary="@string/outbackserverport_summary"
        android:defaultValue="@string/outbackserverport_default"
        />

</PreferenceScreen>

至于实际的加密/解密，留给读者练习。我目前正在使用基于本文的一些代码http://zenu.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/aes-128bit-cross-platform-java-and-c-encryption-compatibility/，尽管键和初始化向量的值不同。

您还可以查看这个小库，其中包含您提到的功能。

https://github.com/kovmarci86/android-secure-preferences

它与这里的其他一些方法类似。希望会有所帮助:)

关于在Android Activity中存储单个首选项的最简单的方法是这样做:

Editor e = this.getPreferences(Context.MODE_PRIVATE).edit();
e.putString("password", mPassword);
e.commit();

如果您担心这些密码的安全性，那么您可以在存储密码之前对其进行加密。

我同意Reto和fiXedd。客观地说，在SharedPreferences中投入大量的时间和精力来加密密码并没有多大意义，因为任何可以访问您的首选项文件的攻击者都很可能也可以访问您的应用程序的二进制文件，因此也可以访问解密密码的密钥。

然而，话虽如此，似乎确实有一种宣传活动正在进行，即识别在SharedPreferences中以明文存储密码的移动应用程序，并对这些应用程序进行不利的报道。参见http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/06/08/some-top-apps-put-data-at-risk/和http://viaforensics.com/appwatchdog获得一些示例。

虽然我们总体上需要更多地关注安全问题，但我认为，这种对这一特定问题的关注实际上并不能显著提高我们的整体安全。然而，鉴于人们的看法，这里有一个解决方案来加密您放置在SharedPreferences中的数据。

只需将您自己的SharedPreferences对象包装在这个对象中，您读/写的任何数据都将自动加密和解密。如。

final SharedPreferences prefs = new ObscuredSharedPreferences( 
    this, this.getSharedPreferences(MY_PREFS_FILE_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE) );

// eg.    
prefs.edit().putString("foo","bar").commit();
prefs.getString("foo", null);

下面是这个类的代码:

/**
 * Warning, this gives a false sense of security.  If an attacker has enough access to
 * acquire your password store, then he almost certainly has enough access to acquire your
 * source binary and figure out your encryption key.  However, it will prevent casual
 * investigators from acquiring passwords, and thereby may prevent undesired negative
 * publicity.
 */
public class ObscuredSharedPreferences implements SharedPreferences {
    protected static final String UTF8 = "utf-8";
    private static final char[] SEKRIT = ... ; // INSERT A RANDOM PASSWORD HERE.
                                               // Don't use anything you wouldn't want to
                                               // get out there if someone decompiled
                                               // your app.


    protected SharedPreferences delegate;
    protected Context context;

    public ObscuredSharedPreferences(Context context, SharedPreferences delegate) {
        this.delegate = delegate;
        this.context = context;
    }

    public class Editor implements SharedPreferences.Editor {
        protected SharedPreferences.Editor delegate;

        public Editor() {
            this.delegate = ObscuredSharedPreferences.this.delegate.edit();                    
        }

        @Override
        public Editor putBoolean(String key, boolean value) {
            delegate.putString(key, encrypt(Boolean.toString(value)));
            return this;
        }

        @Override
        public Editor putFloat(String key, float value) {
            delegate.putString(key, encrypt(Float.toString(value)));
            return this;
        }

        @Override
        public Editor putInt(String key, int value) {
            delegate.putString(key, encrypt(Integer.toString(value)));
            return this;
        }

        @Override
        public Editor putLong(String key, long value) {
            delegate.putString(key, encrypt(Long.toString(value)));
            return this;
        }

        @Override
        public Editor putString(String key, String value) {
            delegate.putString(key, encrypt(value));
            return this;
        }

        @Override
        public void apply() {
            delegate.apply();
        }

        @Override
        public Editor clear() {
            delegate.clear();
            return this;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean commit() {
            return delegate.commit();
        }

        @Override
        public Editor remove(String s) {
            delegate.remove(s);
            return this;
        }
    }

    public Editor edit() {
        return new Editor();
    }


    @Override
    public Map<String, ?> getAll() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(); // left as an exercise to the reader
    }

    @Override
    public boolean getBoolean(String key, boolean defValue) {
        final String v = delegate.getString(key, null);
        return v!=null ? Boolean.parseBoolean(decrypt(v)) : defValue;
    }

    @Override
    public float getFloat(String key, float defValue) {
        final String v = delegate.getString(key, null);
        return v!=null ? Float.parseFloat(decrypt(v)) : defValue;
    }

    @Override
    public int getInt(String key, int defValue) {
        final String v = delegate.getString(key, null);
        return v!=null ? Integer.parseInt(decrypt(v)) : defValue;
    }

    @Override
    public long getLong(String key, long defValue) {
        final String v = delegate.getString(key, null);
        return v!=null ? Long.parseLong(decrypt(v)) : defValue;
    }

    @Override
    public String getString(String key, String defValue) {
        final String v = delegate.getString(key, null);
        return v != null ? decrypt(v) : defValue;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean contains(String s) {
        return delegate.contains(s);
    }

    @Override
    public void registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener onSharedPreferenceChangeListener) {
        delegate.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(onSharedPreferenceChangeListener);
    }

    @Override
    public void unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener onSharedPreferenceChangeListener) {
        delegate.unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(onSharedPreferenceChangeListener);
    }




    protected String encrypt( String value ) {

        try {
            final byte[] bytes = value!=null ? value.getBytes(UTF8) : new byte[0];
            SecretKeyFactory keyFactory = SecretKeyFactory.getInstance("PBEWithMD5AndDES");
            SecretKey key = keyFactory.generateSecret(new PBEKeySpec(SEKRIT));
            Cipher pbeCipher = Cipher.getInstance("PBEWithMD5AndDES");
            pbeCipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, key, new PBEParameterSpec(Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(),Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID).getBytes(UTF8), 20));
            return new String(Base64.encode(pbeCipher.doFinal(bytes), Base64.NO_WRAP),UTF8);

        } catch( Exception e ) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }

    }

    protected String decrypt(String value){
        try {
            final byte[] bytes = value!=null ? Base64.decode(value,Base64.DEFAULT) : new byte[0];
            SecretKeyFactory keyFactory = SecretKeyFactory.getInstance("PBEWithMD5AndDES");
            SecretKey key = keyFactory.generateSecret(new PBEKeySpec(SEKRIT));
            Cipher pbeCipher = Cipher.getInstance("PBEWithMD5AndDES");
            pbeCipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, key, new PBEParameterSpec(Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(),Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID).getBytes(UTF8), 20));
            return new String(pbeCipher.doFinal(bytes),UTF8);

        } catch( Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

}