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Fixes #394
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Manuel Ebert 2016-01-11 12:11:56 -08:00
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@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ Your ``default`` and your ``food`` journals won't be encrypted, however your ``w
Known Issues Known Issues
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- The Windows shell prior to Windows 7 has issues with unicode encoding. If you want to use non-ascii characters, change the codepage with ``chcp 1252`` before using `jrnl` (Thanks to Yves Pouplard for solving this!) - The Windows shell prior to Windows 7 has issues with Unicode encoding. If you want to use non-ASCII characters, change the code page with ``chcp 1252`` before using `jrnl` (Thanks to Yves Pouplard for solving this!)
- _jrnl_ relies on the `PyCrypto` package to encrypt journals, which has some known problems with installing on Windows and within virtual environments. - _jrnl_ relies on the `PyCrypto` package to encrypt journals, which has some known problems with installing on Windows and within virtual environments.

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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If it is already encrypted, you will first be asked for the current password. Yo
jrnl --decrypt jrnl --decrypt
will replace your encrypted journal file by a Journal in plain text. You can also specify a filename, ie. ``jrnl --decrypt plain_text_copy.txt``, to leave your original file untouched. will replace your encrypted journal file by a Journal in plain text. You can also specify a filename, i.e. ``jrnl --decrypt plain_text_copy.txt``, to leave your original file untouched.
Storing passwords in your keychain Storing passwords in your keychain
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A note on security A note on security
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While jrnl follows best practises, true security is an illusion. Specifically, jrnl will leave traces in your memory and your shell history -- it's meant to keep journals secure in transit, for example when storing it on an `untrusted <http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/09/condoleezza-rice-joins-dropboxs-board/>`_ services such as Dropbox. If you're concerned about security, disable history logging for journal in your ``.bashrc`` :: While jrnl follows best practices, true security is an illusion. Specifically, jrnl will leave traces in your memory and your shell history -- it's meant to keep journals secure in transit, for example when storing it on an `untrusted <http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/09/condoleezza-rice-joins-dropboxs-board/>`_ services such as Dropbox. If you're concerned about security, disable history logging for journal in your ``.bashrc`` ::
HISTINGNORE="jrnl *" HISTIGNORE="jrnl *:"
Manual decryption Manual decryption
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