[tomboy-list] encryption support

[Pete Goodall]

On 12/2/06, Boyd Timothy <btimothy at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/30/06, Roger Nesbitt <roger.nesbitt at ecosm.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've just joined this list, so apologies if this has been previously
> > discussed.
> >
> > Is there any current plans to implement encryption of all or specified
> > notes for Tomboy?  If not, I'll put up my hand to slowly work at it.
> > I've never coded in C# before, and this might be an easy enough mod to
> > get me started over the holidays.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Roger
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > tomboy-list mailing list
> > tomboy-list at lists.beatniksoftware.com
> > http://lists.beatniksoftware.com/listinfo.cgi/tomboy-list-beatniksoftware.com
> >
>
> A couple people have brought up the idea here:
>
> http://live.gnome.org/Tomboy/PlaceForNewIdeas#head-8ce3244991dea1da6b80a6fbff0b7588434ebbc1
>
> I wonder about the following:
>
> - If a note is encrypted, should the note title be shown in the menu,
> the table of contents, etc.?  If not, what should be shown instead?

What happens with Search comes to mind as well.

> - Have one password for all encrypted notes or separate passwords for
> each encrypted note?  I think it'd be easier to remember passwords if
> it was one password for all.

gnome-keyring support.  Might as well do it right from the beginning.

> - How would other plugins interact with encrypted notes?  The Export
> to HTML and print plugin, for example.  I guess if you were to
> export/print an encrypted note, it'd prompt you for the password if it
> wasn't already unlocked?
>

Would be great to have a plugin toggle to lock/unlock your notes.
Don't know if that would conflict with my earlier idea to utilize
gnome-keyring though...


-- 
Pete Goodall <pete at yellowhouse.org>