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I want to connect Android and iOS apps to a MySQL database.<br />
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Is it possible to secure the API with cryptography?<br />
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Wouldn't it be more secure to use a static IP address and only accept remote connections from that address?<br />
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Are there providers that do this to where we could have 10 connections on one app or would it be easier to deploy a virtual server and connect the phones to it?
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I want to connect Android and iOS apps to a MySQL database.

Is it possible to secure the API with cryptography?

Wouldn't it be more secure to use a static IP address and only accept remote connections from that address?

Are there providers that do this to where we could have 10 connections on one app or would it be easier to deploy a virtual server and connect the phones to it?

Most secure way to connect Android and iOS apps to MySQL database

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