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SQLCipher with the upcoming EF Core version: 3.0.0

See original GitHub issue

I am in the process of updating our Microsoft.Data.Sqlite package, we are currently using v2.0.0. The transition to the official release 2.2.6 went smoothly, but I am considering delaying the update to use v3.0.0 when it is released. But we are using the bundle_sqlitecipher (and adding PRAGMA key after opening a connection) to enable database encryption and I was not able to figure out how to set it up to work with the current v3.0.0-rc1.19456.14.

After some digging, apparently the v3.0.0 comes with a dependency to SQLitePCL.raw v2.0.0 (#14824) but the latest bundle_sqlcipher is 1.1.14. Is my understanding correct that there is currently no way to use the new Password property in SqliteConnectionStringBuilder (#13828), since there is no provider which supports encryption?

I tried installing and uninstalling different sqlite bundle/provider NuGet packages but nothing worked. I always ended up either with a running app without encryption support, or after setting ExcludeAsssets: <PackageReference Include="SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_green" Version="2.0.0" ExcludeAssets="All" />

with and exception on SQLitePCL.Batteries_V2.Init(),

   v SQLitePCL.NativeLibrary.Load(String libraryName, Assembly assy, Int32 flags)
   v SQLitePCL.Batteries_V2.MakeDynamic(String name, Int32 flags)
   v SQLitePCL.Batteries_V2.DoDynamic_cdecl(String name, Int32 flags)
   v SQLitePCL.Batteries_V2.Init()
   v App.Wpf.Setup.InitializeFirstChance() ...

or trying SQLitePCL.Batteries_Init() but with a build error

The type ‘Batteries’ exists in both ‘SQLitePCLRaw.batteries_sqlcipher …’ and ‘SQLitePCLRaw.batteries_v2 …’

So my final question is: is there a way to use the upcoming version 3.0.0 with database encryption? Do you know if there is upcoming bundle_sqlcipher v2.0.0 to support this?