Folder Security Lock
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The Secure Folder is the perfect place to store all the photos, videos, files, apps and data that you want to keep private. The folder is protected by the defence-grade Samsung Knox security platform, which encrypts all data stored there, making sure that your information is kept safe from any malicious attacks. You can also add a passcode or biometric lock to keep your data safe from any prying eyes.
When you move an app you already have installed on your phone into the secure folder, a copy of the app is created. You will be able to log in to the copy of the app in the Secure Folder using a different account to the original version. If you wish to have the app only in the secure folder, you will need to uninstall the version of the app on your apps screen.
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Using password protection to lock files and folders increases your digital privacy and security, because it means you need to enter a password to open your documents. When you password lock your files, no one can access them without knowing the password, which helps protect your personal information and data.
Password protection means that only those who know the password can access the information. Encryption is a more secure form of protection, because data is scrambled using an encryption algorithm and can only be unscrambled and accessed with a decryption key.
Unlike password protection, encryption scrambles the contents of individual files so that the data is unreadable. Encryption is like randomly shuffling all the letters of a document and making it so that only someone with a decryption key can unscramble the data and read the document.
But encryption and password protection are only as strong as the passwords used to secure their contents. So, whichever method you choose, be sure to create unique, hard-to-crack passwords and use two factor authentication.
VeraCrypt is a versatile folder locking tool that can store data securely in a number of formats and across multiple platforms. As well as individual folders and files, this free software can password lock an entire hard drive with full disk encryption.
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If your laptop is stolen, the thief can boot up your computer from a removable device and access your files. Or, they can remove the hard disk, install it on another computer, and gain access to all of your files and personal data.
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Folder Lock comes with a powerful file shredder and a cloud-based backup solution as well. The demo is free, while the full-version is $39.95. Knowing how to lock a folder in Windows costs a bit of money, but the functionality and customization makes it worth it. Now you know how to password protect a folder.
You can also use disk-encryption software for more robust security than just a password. These tools block even the most advanced brute-force attacks, which try to crack passwords and encryption keys using different combinations.
This kind of full-encryption software adds an extra layer of security by incorporating both password and encryption protection to your files, meaning that the actual contents of files and folders are encrypted and protected by much stronger and more complex decryption keys.
With support for AES, Serpent, and TwoFish keys, VeraCrypt is a free, cross-platform data security tool that can encrypt files very effectively. VeraCrypt comes with full disk encryption but can encrypt at the volume (folder) level as well. Users can decide whether they want specific folders encrypted or entire systems.
Password protection is like locking something in a safe, like a highly sensitive document. Encryption is like rearranging all the letters in a document so that they can only be placed back in the correct order if you have a special decoder key.
You should password protect files because if you share your computer with others, someone might accidentally delete or modify an important file, or even share a private folder. You might even make the critical error yourself, accidentally sending sensitive information to the wrong person.
Sharing a computer is not a problem if you add a password to your most sensitive files. Entering a password every time you access that file may slow you down a bit, but the added security is worth it.
And you can always use Windows to encrypt an entire folder, as described above. Knowing how to password protect a folder and how to encrypt your files is key to making sure your content is locked up tight.
Consider what might happen if you lost your master password, if your encryption software got corrupted, or if the files themselves got lost. Backing up your data regularly and using a password manager can help ensure that never happens. You can even clone your entire hard drive to an external storage device.
VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by...
Different possible use cases, but given the nature of Obsidian I second what @bscott highlighted. Going down the path of full lock and encrypt would introduce limitations that are taking away from the flexibility of plain text storage. There are plenty of tools to protect data. The ask here is maybe simply the ability to hide folders from prying eyes.
Implementing something like this in a text editor is not so simple. I would recommend using protections available on the computer/device you use to interact with Obsidian (drive encryption, authentication mechanisms, etc.). If you keep your device locked when you are away or not using it, then your Obsidian data is still protected.
A possible Hacker could only read the encrypted text files. He would have to read the ram to get to the decrypted file or the encryption key which costs time and a lot of ressources to do. And could only happen while you have opened that vault in Obsidian.
There are inherent weaknesses in programs adding encryption - developers are unlikely to be encryption experts, and it can give users a false sense of security. If someone has access to your system, all programs used frequently will be vulnerable. A degree of password protection is a different thing.
I can understand that. My thought was also more in the direction that encryption as a function in Obsidian should be available in any case. But the use of encryption can be optional and depends on the purpose of use.
Today there are very good open-source libraries for encryption. A developer does not have to understand every detail about a PGP or AES256 encryption to use it. As long as one uses best-practice there should not be that big of a problem. Is it as good, as made by an encryption expert? Probably not but at least it gives a bit more security. Like you said:
I myself use a well-known note-taking app for my business information and I would like to switch fully to Obsidian. But without encryption, I will not do that and I will only use Obsidian for superficial information.
I don't disagree w/ you ACL's, (although I don't agree w/ how you handled it here). You have to be careful recommending ACL's here, as 1. Nobody does them right. and 2. They always seem to try to mix them with permissions, which leads to disaster.
If I were going to suggest how to do this... I would also use ACL's, but I would instead use a control group (rather than users) on who could access the folder. If in the future you decide to give others access to this folder (or revoke access to this folder) it is as easy as adding/removing them from the control group
Create a custom group name, and then make sure the user you want access to that folder, is the only one in that group.. Example below, I created a group called "control" and then made sure my user "ken0201" was the only one in that group.
I like this approach a lot better when using ACL's. Just from a standpoint of how easy it is to grant/remove access to the folder when needed. That is far more difficult when trying to do this via user permissions. A LOT of people on this forum disagree w/ me on ACL's, but I will always preach using them PROPERLY. Most of the issues we have with them here, are people using them improperly
Here's a thread where I explained how I would do this with 3, 4.. or really as many users as you could dream up... It's just a matter of creating yoru control groups for your folders (or using one group for multiple folders, etc.)
Nullndent, thank you for the quick response and help. I'm reading the thread and all who contributed to see what my next steps are. But I didn't want to wait to thank you for contributing. I always learn so much from people like you.