apg vs openssl-android

apg

OpenPGP for Android (by thialfihar)

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openssl-android

a version of the official Android openssl setup to build standalone for use in app (by guardianproject)

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apg		openssl-android
	Project
-	Mentions	8
235	Stars	376
-	Growth	0.0%
0.0	Activity	0.0
over 2 years ago	Latest Commit	about 11 years ago
Java	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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apg

Posts with mentions or reviews of apg. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

openssl-android

Posts with mentions or reviews of openssl-android. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-15.

Scheme in Scheme on WASM in the Browser
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Dec 2023
FLOSSing for Lent 36/40 - TOR
2 projects | /r/opensource | 4 Apr 2023

Guardian Project - Get the TOR Browser for Android
Software Or App which can Hide or wipe data in instant for windos and Android
3 projects | /r/privacy | 20 Nov 2022

The Guardian Project has a lot of good information on this too
Help Iranians stay safe during the current uprising
3 projects | /r/privacy | 15 Oct 2022

https://guardianproject.info/ a great resource
Protecting journalists
1 project | /r/PrivacyGuides | 13 Sep 2022

Add The Guardian Project
Solarpunks and Encryption
3 projects | /r/solarpunk | 28 Feb 2022

The Guardian Project also has a variety of apps available that can be of interest to whistleblowers, activists, or people "just" interested in secure internet access and communication.
⟳ 0 apps added, 6 updated at guardianproject.info
4 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 13 Aug 2021

PixelKnot: Hidden Messages (version 102): Have a secret that you want to share? Why not hide it in a picture?
The “I'm New to F-Droid” Starter Pack
1 project | /r/gnu | 13 Jun 2021

Guardian Project maintains its alternative F-Droid repo.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing apg and openssl-android you can also consider the following projects:

android-security-awesome - A collection of android security related resources

tweetnacl-java - TweetNaCl in Java - a port of TweetNaCl-js

Themis - Easy to use cryptographic framework for data protection: secure messaging with forward secrecy and secure data storage. Has unified APIs across 14 platforms.

Android Permission Check Library

libsignal-protocol-java - Signal Protocol library for Java/Android

gnupg-for-android

Spring Security - Spring Security

Runtime Permission Handler - Handles all the boilerplate codes associated with runtime permissions for Android 6.0 and above.