# How to Encrypt Existing Android Room DB

**URL:** <https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/how-to-encrypt-existing-android-room-db/4547>\
**Category:** SQLCipher\
**Created:** [August 10, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/how-to-encrypt-existing-android-room-db/4547 "2020-08-10T23:53:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![commonsguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.zetetic.net/commonsguy/32/75_2.png) [@commonsguy](https://discuss.zetetic.net/u/commonsguy)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/how-to-encrypt-existing-android-room-db/4547/2 "2020-08-11T12:40:32Z")

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FWIW, that was discussed previously in this board — see [this post](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/how-to-apply-sqlcipher-to-pre-existing-room-database/4320/2), for example.

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