This is a plugin for encrypting notes The following is the usage note It has been tested and used only under Windows 10 The plugin uses CryptoJS to encrypt text and does not encrypt attachments. Data security depends on the CryptoJS library No password retrieval function, not anywhere to s…

I wonder if a string shorter than !!!<br>>>> Do not change this file <br> could be used because it's difficult to remember that when creating a new file. Why not just something like [[crypted]]? How does it work by the way? At what point does it encrypt and decrypt the note?

In fact [[crypted]] can also be used, I just randomly chose a string that is unlikely to appear in a normal note, but [[crypted]] is more likely to appear in normal notes. His principle is to use AES to encrypt and decrypt Markdown's plain text content. You can see this in the source code By the …

Yes although if you look for [[crypted]] only at the beginning of a note then it's relatively unlikely that it's meant for something else. By the way, will mobile APP support plugin in the future? Technically it can be done as the plugin system is meant to be cross-platform but I haven't enabled…

Why is the repository called joplin-config? The plugin is about encrypting notes. Wouldn't it make more sense to call the repo: joplin-plugin-encrypt-notes

[image] tessus: repository You have a point, so I changed the name of repository

I thought for a second that you had a point. I changed the string used to determine whether or not it was encrypted. If the mobile app doesn't support plugins, Notes that have been modified by the plugin are hard to read on the phone. Of course, it depends on whether you want to support it or not …

[image] laurent: Let's see how it goes - if there's a strong case for adding plugin support for mobile, I might do it. I can see that it would indeed be useful for your plugin. +1 for mobile plugin support

could it be adapted to encrypt only part of the note? So lets's say, text what is enclosed by [[crypted]] .... [[\crypted]].

Probably, but why not encrypt the note entirely?I think the purpose of this plugin is to prevent the private Note from being seen by curious passers-by.If I want to encrypt only one paragraph and need a good experience, I may not be able to do that right now，hahaha

[image] CaptainZXX: why not encrypt the note entirely? you have secrets like credit card PIN or other things you write a node around it and only want to hide the PIN. Like the password manager in the browser you see address, username and only password is hidden. There were some discussion d…

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Wimvan 16 October 2022 18:25 21

Ah yes, I found it in the Plugin List. It‘s named “ Note encryption”. Thanks!

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