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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.
today an accident happen , a folder of 47 GB has been moved to another folder accidently and it has already synced on the user which did this and all other users have started syncing it . 47 GB aint a small space lol takes time to sync it in multiple devices
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I have a folder that was sent to me by a client a couple of years ago that I can't remove from my Dropbox. The folder has a grey padlock on the bottom left corner and also an X in a red circle on the bottom right corner - see screen shot. I am using a Mac with OS Mojave 10.14.6
This did not work because when I logged in under test the folder did not show up in my drop box. It only seems to show up in the finder window when when I open my dropbox files from the icon in the top menu bar??? Even when I open dropbox.com on the web the folder does not show up???
The problem seems not just permissions, but owning. Your can read this for more information how to revert owning. It's normal when you switch to different user not to see directly Dropbox folder of the initial user. Every user have their own such folder. You have to be still able to navigate to appropriate Dropbox directory - just go to appropriate user directory first. Or may be the terminal solution would be better. The choice is yours.
I tried to use the terminal but it kept saying illegal user name? Maybe I wasn't entering the info correctly? Also becasue the file was not mine in the first place does this mean that I can never remove it?
When importing shared folders from LastPass, the 1Password importer drops a "1Password import lock" item in each shared folder to prevent it from being re-imported unless you delete that item. This is a very useful feature, and it worked well on version 8.10.9.
I have a request from the company owner to lock down the HR Folder from anyone except a single user account. This account is not used as a computer login, just to access the HR folder. She had me put a shortcut on all of the users desktops so that she or one of the HR personnel can go to any computer and open that folder using the password for the account that has access to the folder. She wants to ensure that no one, including the Domain Admin, cannot access the folder. To the best of my knowledge the Domain Admin can take control of any file/folder on the Domain even if they are not the Owner of a file/folder/object. Please let me know if I am incorrect in this or if there is a way to lockdown a folder so that even the Domain Admin cannot gain access to a folder.
Absolutely. If you have a network share and implicitly remove ALL rights for ALL users, then nobody - not even the domain admin or local server admin will have access. If you want to set this up, I would STRONGLY suggest that you test this WHILE the domain admins group still has access. Once you remove all the rights to this folder (including read access) from EVERYONE, be 100% certain that you have the correct account set up with the full access. Yes - grant them FULL ACCESS so that this can be undone later on if necessary.
There are many ways you can do this. You can also compress a directory, then encrypt it using the Archive Manager, requiring a password.
On Gnome, the Gnome ENCFS manager may be useful. And, as you pointed out, there is Cryptkeeper.
I see no reason that Cryptkeeper would have problems on Zorin.
I am also not an expert that can provide detailed responses - but a netsearch on the above should help you find plenty of information.
I would suggest checking Cryptomator and see if it works for you. It work around the concept of "vaults" that you create and use as if they were actual directories on your machine, only you can lock/unlock them whenever you want to.
Bigger Problem : I had locked many folders with this software when it was working fine.
But now I can't access those folders anymore, they're still locked but software doesn't show these folders in its "locked folders list".
How do I unlock them?
The software was working fine for few months - I was able to lock and unlock things in my computer during that period. But all of a sudden the software Folder Lock just got reset somehow.
I had the same problem. I was not able to retrieve my locked files but uninstall of folder lock without password is easily done by using for example speed commander (select folder lock from program files via speed commander and delete) Simple as that.(no password required) Can also be done with other file finding software as well.
The only way I know is to change the name of the parent directory in which the locked folder exists for example Pictures is the locked folder then change C:/Anything/Pictures to C:/Anything else/Pictures
Open Computer Management by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Computer Management. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Community, I'm trying to assist a student, but when I masquerade as her I see something I've never seen before: a folder with a lock. I can't find anything about it. Can someone explain that feature? It appears to have files from the faculty, which adds to my confusion. BTW, the problem is that she is uploading an image to her files and attempting to embed it into her discussions, but it never appears in the discussion. Does that have anything to do with the lock?
Hi rgibson1
I see the same thing in My Files when logged in with any of my accounts that have student access to one or more courses. When a student submits a file to an assignment, the file they upload is stored in their personal file area as well as in the submissions area of the assignment where the course teacher sees it. The subfolders that you see beneath the submissions folder represent each course that the student is enrolled on, and within each subfolder will be any files that have been submitted to assignments in that course. I think the lock icon indicates that you can't upload or delete files in that folder directly, files are only added if submitted through an assignment.
I'm not sure if this is related to the problem of not being able to upload an image to add to a discussion. That could be because the student has exceeded their file quota. Beneath the file list, is there an indicator of the percentage of the quota that has been used? It will look something like this:
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.
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