Joplin 2.10.4 (pre-release) can't Enable encryption

thatman · 2023-02-17T06:24:37.761Z

Joplin 2.10.4 (one on Ubuntu 22.04, one on Windows 10) & S3 sync target (Minio)

I upgraded from 2.9.17 today to see if I can escape from decrypt hell (it kept decrypting in batches of 100 messages, 24x7).

Now in 2.10.4 pre-release the Encrypt button doesn't do anything. I click on Enable encryption, and nothing happens.

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Does anyone see the same problem? I've already tried:

Disable sync
Turn off Joplin on Windows
Wipe S3 bucket data
Sync from S3 to wipe local data on Linux
Restore notes from a JEX backup
Enable sync on Linux to upload data to S3
Enable encryption again (it does nothing)

Joplin log doesn't register click on the button, it just indicates that decryption is in place.

2023-02-17 14:05:46: Synchronizer: "BasicDelta: Report: {"timestamp":1676613635615,"older":2227,"newer":0,"equal":1}"
2023-02-17 14:05:46: Synchronizer: "Sync: fetchingTotal: Fetching delta items from sync target"
2023-02-17 14:05:46: Synchronizer: "Sync: finished: Synchronisation finished [1676613945253]"
2023-02-17 14:05:46: Synchronizer: "Operations completed: "
2023-02-17 14:05:46: Synchronizer: "fetchingTotal: -"
2023-02-17 14:05:46: Synchronizer: "Total folders: 37"
2023-02-17 14:05:46: Synchronizer: "Total notes: 1166"
2023-02-17 14:05:46: Synchronizer: "Total resources: 43"
2023-02-17 14:05:46: "Sync has finished and note has never been changed - reloading it"
2023-02-17 14:05:47: "DecryptionWorker: starting decryption..."```

I also tried:

disable/enable Master password Linux (OK)
Enable encryption (no reaction from the UI or in the log)

Another attempt:

enable old Master password on Linux (OK)
Enable encryption (no reaction from the UI or in the log)

During this time I had the Windows client off. Later I enabled it and synced from S3, and there I get a warning about Master password needing attention (although it also says it's valid, and encryption is Disabled, so I don't know what might the purpose of that reminder).

I guess this is better than 2.9.17 which just wouldn't stop spinning my CPU no matter how long encryption was on.

dpoulton · 2023-02-17T09:53:39.133Z

thatman:

Does anyone see the same problem?

This issue with the pre-release has also been reported this post.

Enabling encrytion Support

Never had problems with encryption (or setting it up) before. But when starting a new (independent) instance of Joplin on a separate desktop, I wanted to set up encryption following the instructions here : About End-To-End Encryption (E2EE) | Joplin To my surprise the button in the encr. settings window called "enable encrytion" looks good, is not greyed out or anything ... and does nothing. Does anyone have a clue how this could happen ? I have not yet deleted and reinstalled Joplin complete…

thatman · 2023-02-17T09:58:27.913Z

I read that one as I was struggling with constant decrypt batching in 2.9, and because of the "solution" from that post I uninstalled my Joplin and upgraded.

But I'm still seeing this the problem he had in my 2.10 and I thought it's supposed to be solved in 2.10. Anyway, I'll watch Github for any changes or fixes.

dpoulton · 2023-02-17T10:00:57.198Z

@thatman

I would not mark my post above as a "solution". I just added a link to another report about this matter so that someone who can solve this is aware that the issue has been replicated by other users.

dpoulton · 2023-02-17T10:05:07.937Z

That linked post is about the "Enable Encryption" button doing nothing and it was apparently "solved" by the user "downgrading".

laurent · 2023-02-17T17:24:34.298Z

I'm not able to replicate this. Is there any error in the console when you click on the button? How to enable debugging | Joplin

dpoulton · 2023-02-17T18:59:52.578Z

Win10 22H2 (Virtual Machine)
Joplin 2.10.4 Desktop ("installed for me")
Flags.txt set
File system sync
Default install, no plugins. no modifications, no notes added
Default notes synced
Settings encryption selected
Enable encryption button changes colour as it registers click but nothing happens
Log attached

log.txt (32.7 KB)

Encryption_Button

Same happens if the master password is set before trying to start the encryption wizard.

EDIT:

Console log on button push (twice)

C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…r\gui\dialogs.js:16 Uncaught (in promise)
TypeError: smalltalk.alert is not a function
    at Dialogs.<anonymous> (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…ui\dialogs.js:16:29)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…gui\dialogs.js:8:71
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at __awaiter (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…gui\dialogs.js:4:12)
    at Dialogs.alert (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…ui\dialogs.js:15:16)
    at C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…figScreen.js:181:37
    at Generator.throw (<anonymous>)
    at rejected (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…onfigScreen.js:6:65)

C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…n\lib\Logger.js:190 19:11:45: e2ee/utils: toggleAndSetupEncryption: enabled: true  Master key null

C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…r\gui\dialogs.js:16 Uncaught (in promise)
TypeError: smalltalk.alert is not a function
    at Dialogs.<anonymous> (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…ui\dialogs.js:16:29)
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…gui\dialogs.js:8:71
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at __awaiter (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…gui\dialogs.js:4:12)
    at Dialogs.alert (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…ui\dialogs.js:15:16)
    at C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…figScreen.js:181:37
    at Generator.throw (<anonymous>)
    at rejected (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…onfigScreen.js:6:65)

VirtualBox_Joplin Testing W10_17_02_2023_19_14_37

dpoulton · 2023-02-17T20:53:44.382Z

@laurent would it help if the above post was created as a GitHub issue?

laurent · 2023-02-17T22:48:02.342Z

Thank you for creating the detailed report, and yes it would be better on GitHub, so that we don't forget about it

dpoulton · 2023-02-17T23:04:40.500Z

github.com/laurent22/joplin

v2.10.4 Pre-release - "Enable encryption" button does not trigger encryption dialog

opened 11:03PM - 17 Feb 23 UTC

dpoulton-github

bug

## Environment Joplin version: 2.10.4 pre-release Platform: Windows 10 pro x…64 (Virtual Machine) OS specifics: 22H2 ## Steps to reproduce 1. Install Joplin Desktop. 2. Go to **Tools > Options > Encryption**. 3. Under **End-to-end Encryption** press the **Enable encryption** button. 4. The button changes colour to show it has been pressed but nothing happens. ![Encryption_Button](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/60117449/219813540-a9977bee-6731-4b78-abd3-9ef29abf17ce.gif) ## Describe what you expected to happen The encryption set-up dialog should appear. ## Logfiles The below logs were produced when following the above steps and pressing the **Enable encryption** button twice. ### Joplin log [log.txt](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/files/10772192/log.txt) ### Console log ```text C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…r\gui\dialogs.js:16 Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: smalltalk.alert is not a function at Dialogs.<anonymous> (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…ui\dialogs.js:16:29) at Generator.next (<anonymous>) at C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…gui\dialogs.js:8:71 at new Promise (<anonymous>) at __awaiter (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…gui\dialogs.js:4:12) at Dialogs.alert (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…ui\dialogs.js:15:16) at C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…figScreen.js:181:37 at Generator.throw (<anonymous>) at rejected (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…onfigScreen.js:6:65) C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…n\lib\Logger.js:190 19:11:45: e2ee/utils: toggleAndSetupEncryption: enabled: true Master key null C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…r\gui\dialogs.js:16 Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: smalltalk.alert is not a function at Dialogs.<anonymous> (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…ui\dialogs.js:16:29) at Generator.next (<anonymous>) at C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…gui\dialogs.js:8:71 at new Promise (<anonymous>) at __awaiter (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…gui\dialogs.js:4:12) at Dialogs.alert (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…ui\dialogs.js:15:16) at C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…figScreen.js:181:37 at Generator.throw (<anonymous>) at rejected (C:\Users\vbox\AppDat…onfigScreen.js:6:65) ``` *Console log text*🡅 ![console_log](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/60117449/219813296-ba94c5da-22aa-405a-8324-ff2d9d8f169e.png) *Console log screengrab showing error highlights*🡅 ## Other information - File system sync to a local folder on the same disk. - Default install, no plugins. no modifications, no notes added. - This is not intermittent. Testing so far with this set-up has a 100% failure rate. - Following a downgrade to 2.9.17, with the same system set-up, the **Enable encryption** button works and the dialog is triggered. - Linked forum post 🡆 [*Joplin 2.10.4 (pre-release) can’t Enable encryption*](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-2-10-4-pre-release-cant-enable-encryption/29601).

thatman · 2023-02-21T03:12:46.762Z

In v2.10.6 (pre-release) this looks fixed i.e. clicking on "Enable encryption" does trigger encryption actions.

How to encrypt, setup of Master keys, etc. is out of scope here, so for me this issue has been solved.

(Also, v2.10.6 looks better-behaved in terms of batch encrypting data than v2.9, so it's possible there have been other improvements related to encryption.)

system · 2023-03-23T03:13:15.435Z

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