Obviously a scrambled key wouldn't work if you try to use it subsequently in it's scrambled from. But you can store the these keys in a safer way. There are num

Obviously a scrambled key wouldn't work if you try to use it subsequently in it's scrambled from. But you can store the these keys in a safer way. There are numerous ways you can obfuscate the key. For instance, convert the key to binary and store it 1 bit at a time, every 8 bits, in a bitmap log. Or think of something more elegant. Write the accessor function that pulls the key on the fly and returns a string. I know, you can still read the key our of memory, but all of the sudden you need to do a lot more work to pull it. Also, scrambling function and variable names is always a good idea, it makes reverse engineering your app a lot harder. And there are many programs on the market that will do this for you automatically.