Global Markdown Encryption

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by shlemiel

In-memory AES256-GCM Markdown encryption.

★ 9 stars↓ 3,967 downloadsUpdated 2y agoMIT
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global-markdown-encrypt

a plugin for encrypting obsidian markdowns in-memory, single password based.

how to use

please follow these steps.

  • set editing view as default (Settings / Editor / Default view for new tabs -> Editing view)
  • turn on the plugin
  • input your password (the longer, the stronger)
  • click 'note with lock' icon
  • the markdown with 'aes256' extensions are seamlessly encrypted

spec

cryptographic algorithms were chosen conservately.

  • key derivation: pbkdf2-sha512 with 1000000 iters
  • mode of operation: aes256-gcm aead (auth + encryption)
  • file extension: aes256

supported modes

due to technical reasons, only markdown with editing view is supported.

  • please use editing view as default
  • only markdown files with aes256 extensions are encrypted (excluding: images, etc.)

disclaimer

risk of data loss, when there is an unexpected error. please backup your important data periodically.

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