[olug] OT: local Evernote

[Rob Townley]

+1 for encryption


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Jason Troy <jason.troy at gmail.com> wrote:

> If your friend is paranoid, stop worrying about the cloud and look at
> making sure encryption is being done before hitting the cloud.
> Bottom line: Evernote is not paranoia friendly.
>
>
> 06 Mar 2013 They briefly discussed storage of data in Evernote (informally
> comparing to storing in lastpass).
> https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-394.htm
>
> Leo: What type of encryption does Evernote do? Yeah, 64-bit. "We derive a
> 64-bit RC2 key from your passphrase and use this to encrypt the text. This
> is the longest symmetric key length permitted by U.S. Export."
>
> Steve: Oh, my goodness. That's why.
>
> Leo: That's why.
>
> Steve: That's no longer true, though, Leo.
>
> Leo: I thought that that changed.
>
>
> -- JT
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Christopher Cashell
> <topher-olug at zyp.org>wrote:
>
> > On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Craig Wolf <wolfout101 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I have a paranoid friend who likes the features of Evernote BUT not
> that
> > it
> > > keeps the data in the cloud.  He is looking for something with the
> > features
> > > of Evernote but it keeps the files local and he has to back them up to
> a
> > > 2nd machine/external drive.  Would like it to be mobile capable
> > > (tablet/smartphone) and then copy to a desktop for backup.
> > > Functions: typed notes, audio notes, location and date/time stamped
> >
> > Considering the security incident with Evernote a few months ago (I
> > don't remember details, but I know they required a password reset),
> > his paranoia might be justified. ;-)
> >
> > The closest non-cloud comparable software that I know of would
> > probably be Microsoft OneNote.
> >
> > As far as Microsoft products go, OneNote is one of their better ones.
> > It still has its quirks, and there are times when I want to tear it
> > out and never use it again, but it can be a useful piece of software.
> > We use it a some at work for documentation and notes.  There is a
> > mobile app, too (android, a least).  I installed it at one point, but
> > I've never really used it, so I can't comment on its functionality.  I
> > did hear they put out a fairly significant update a little while back
> > that supposedly improved on some deficiencies (a co-worker uses it
> > regularly).
> >
> > Downside, is that it is Windows-only on the desktop-side, as far as I
> > know.  And it's a Microsoft product, and not free, or even
> > particularly inexpensive.  Most versions of Office don't include it by
> > default.  I don't know how or if the mobile version syncs or works
> > with the desktop version; obviously, working on the same files on
> > mobile as desktop will require some coordination.
> >
> > > Craig Wolf
> >
> > --
> > Christopher
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