F fastlingo Member Licensed User Longtime User Apr 6, 2025 #1 In the appstore it says: You're required to provide documentation if your app contains any of the following: Encryption algorithms that are proprietary or not accepted as standard by international standard bodies (IEEE, IETF, ITU, etc.) Standard encryption algorithms instead of, or in addition to, using or accessing the encryption within Apple's operating system I do not understand what they consider encryption. My app uses a simple xor-based algorithm to obfuscate the main data file (a text file about 1MB that contains the lessons, it's a language learning app). Could they consider this encryption that I have to declare?
In the appstore it says: You're required to provide documentation if your app contains any of the following: Encryption algorithms that are proprietary or not accepted as standard by international standard bodies (IEEE, IETF, ITU, etc.) Standard encryption algorithms instead of, or in addition to, using or accessing the encryption within Apple's operating system I do not understand what they consider encryption. My app uses a simple xor-based algorithm to obfuscate the main data file (a text file about 1MB that contains the lessons, it's a language learning app). Could they consider this encryption that I have to declare?
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Apr 6, 2025 #2 I`m not a lawyer and my opinion is not better than anyone else, I don`t think that a XOR based algorithm is considered encryption. Upvote 0
I`m not a lawyer and my opinion is not better than anyone else, I don`t think that a XOR based algorithm is considered encryption.