ttscoff / nv

MultiMarkdown version of Notational Velocity with Markdown editing features and preview
http://brettterpstra.com/projects/nvalt
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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A suggestion for maintaining very private notes #445

Open vamp07 opened 7 years ago

vamp07 commented 7 years ago

This is a trick I have started to use since my notes many times contain client passwords etc. The idea of putting them on simplenotes servers does not appeal to me. I use resilio sync (previously bitttorent sync) to sync my nvNotes folder. I then use the Resilio client on the iphone or android to see my notes. I can't search the content but I can search the text file names and see the notes. No adding new one but I find that on my phone I don't need to add all that often. When I do it's usually images I want to add and we all know that not an option anyways. Worse case I put the new context in ios notes and them move it over later. I always have one machine running (server) where Resilio can connect to.

njm2112 commented 7 years ago

@vamp07: Storing passwords in plain text is just not a good idea, but it is also an unnecessary 'convenience' when you consider that developers like AgileBits, et al. have turned out some very flexible, easy-to-use, and most of all secure password-management options. In fact, AgileBits' product, 1Password, even has the baked-in ability for storing sensitive non-password information, whether plain-text notes, passports, etc.

I highly suggest giving them a try. Though I am partial to 1Password because it has been a lifesaver for me and because its developers are literally coding the future of consumer-oriented cybersecurity and need to be compensated for that, options abound.

hbayindir commented 7 years ago

Similarly, I use codebook. Being a developer myself, I cannot trust systems without exact specifications on security. Codebook uses an open source encryption library, which they develop. The core is AES, so it's pretty secure. It can sync over many options.

Also, for syncing computers over internet, syncthing is the best option IMHO. Open, Free, can talk even over TOR automatically. Pretty convenient.