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VladMax2012-11-12 17:14:03
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VladMax, 2012-11-12 17:14:03

How to get the password from the official VKontakte app for Android?

Authorized in the official VKontakte application. I don't remember the password. Is there any way to get it out of there?

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artyomst, 2012-11-12
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I have a feeling that in the official application it would not be stored in clear text

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vermus, 2013-04-10
@vermus

“If the app developers have done everything according to the guidelines from Google, then the password is not stored on the device.”
Very well kept:
It's important to understand that AccountManager is not an encryption service or a keychain. It stores account credentials just as you pass them, in plain text. On most devices, this isn't a particular concern, because it stores them in a database that is only accessible to root. But on a rooted device, the credentials would be readable by anyone with adb access to the device.
As far as I remember, the official app uses AccountManager.
And I doubt very much that OAuth is used, because we are not asked about the permissions available to this application. In my opinion, a direct api is used with authorization and with the issuance of a token.
Well, how to pull it out, see code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=10809

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