# Dont't want to encrypt the data

**URL:** <https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/dontt-want-to-encrypt-the-data/4919>\
**Category:** SQLCipher\
**Created:** [April 19, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/dontt-want-to-encrypt-the-data/4919 "2021-04-19T05:58:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![meng\_song](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.zetetic.net/meng_song/32/1606_2.png) [@meng\_song](https://discuss.zetetic.net/u/meng_song)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/dontt-want-to-encrypt-the-data/4919/1 "2021-04-19T05:58:42Z")

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HI, I have a need, the sqlcipher default encrypt all the data, it must be slower than the sqlite3 same version, what i want is others can’t open the db file using sqlite3 shell cmd although he can see the data with vim, How can I achieve this ?

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**Author:** ![sjlombardo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.zetetic.net/sjlombardo/32/3_2.png) [@sjlombardo](https://discuss.zetetic.net/u/sjlombardo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/dontt-want-to-encrypt-the-data/4919/2 "2021-04-19T12:41:19Z")

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Hello @meng_song - that is not really a case that SQLCipher would support.