Quote:On Thursday, Eugene Liderman, Director of Mobile Security Strategy at Google's Android Security & Privacy Team revealed the new encryption technology which has been specifically designed to give smartphones and tablets better access to modern encryption standards.

Encryption may be a thorn in the side of law enforcement agencies worldwide as it can make accessing mobile devices and the information contained within difficult, but for the average consumer, encryption can represent an important way to protect their privacy and digital identities.

Google's Adiantum aims to bridge the gap and ensure that our mobile devices can enjoy the same encryption options as desktop setups.
Adiantum has been designed to encrypt local data without slowing down systems or causing a surge in pricing due to the implementation of additional hardware.

Adiantum is suitable for low-end mobile hardware which lacks dedicated ARM extensions. The majority of new Android devices have hardware support for AES via the ARMv8 Cryptography Extensions, however, entry-level devices and low-powered smart devices which use low-end processors such as the ARM Cortex-A7 do not support AES encryption as it would result in very poor, slow user experience.