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Where do I securely store application-specific symmetric key?

I am writing an application App1. This application uses SQLite database and I plan to encrypt it using AES256. For symmetric encryption I need a key, which I need to store somewhere. From a similar ...
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encrypted cloud storage with partial local copy

Is there a cloud storage solution with the following features: partially copied locally. Not fully like dropbox so it can be larger than the local disk. Not fully in the cloud but just a local disk ...
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How to Protect the Password Stored in a Configuration File? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Standards for encrypting passwords in configuration files? I am not sure if this question has been asked before here, I wasn't able to find it. So, please feel free to ...
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How secure is Intel SSD Encryption?

Are there any known flaws in the full disk encryption on Intel 520 series SSD drives? Specifically, it seems these drives generate an internal AES key automatically, even when no password is set. But ...
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How to set up a user-friendly NAS encryption?

We recently installed one NAS drive (Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo, LS-WVL, running the most recent Firmware version 1.6 to be precise) in our (small) company network. Currently, there is no encryption ...
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When using AES and CBC, is it necessary to keep the IV secret?

If I encrypt some data with a randomly generated Key and Initialization Vector, then store all three pieces of information in the same table row; is it necessary to encrypt the IV as well as the Key? ...
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Do TrueCrypt volumes look like random data?

Let say I use Eraser (or other tools) to erase my hard drive (using DoD standards which is 7 times or Gutmann which is 35 times), These eraser tools just write random data on the hard drive many ...