c++ - Is it a good idea to use zlib as database -

i want know whether idea have program option in zlib.

well point this: program has lots of configuration files, they're updated concurrently different threads. requirement, files need sort of checksum , of them must encrypted.

my idea have compressed folder in way it's more difficult other people discover files for.

so idea encrypt , compress them?

compression after encryption bad idea. why? because encryption looks pure random numbers - , pure random numbers don't compress.

amusingly enough results of compression should pure random numbers - because isn't random is, in theory, compressible. still - idea of encryption prevent unwanted decrypting whereas compression designed uncompressed.