How to encrypt XML?

Question

Encryption

Good afternoon!

There is a flash drive (.swf), something like a text game that reads texts from XML. For reasons beyond my control, XML will be made available to players. Advise how best to encrypt XML from prying eyes and how to decrypt it when read (AS3).

Thank you!

Answer 1

I would encrypt the text via AES with a 256 bit key. AS3 will decrypt it using the same key hidden in the program code (you can obfuscate).

Answer 2

Encrypt as you like , but if decryption occurs on the client side, then you do not have normal means for protecting information, opening it is a matter of time or money.

Answer 3

And what is there so secret in XML to encrypt it? Those are text strings for the game, right? Never understood this paranoia. Most players won't even know that there is an XML file there that they can look into. Well, if they get in, then what? Will the tilt of the earth's axis change?