wordmuse 1 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I want to change the passphrase hint for one of the bits of text I am encrypting. But the hint is grayed out with an earlier hint showing. How do I change the passphrase hint? Does Evernote support having more than one passphrase hint? Link to comment
Evernote Expert agsteele 3,059 Posted June 20, 2021 Evernote Expert Share Posted June 20, 2021 I haven't attempted to do this but I suspect that you would have to decrypt the text and then re-encrypt providing all the new information you required. No, Evernote does not provide the option for multiple 'hints'. Link to comment
Level 5* gazumped 12,070 Posted June 20, 2021 Level 5* Share Posted June 20, 2021 I do still use encryption in a few notes, but only because I'm too lazy to fix them - I prefer encrypted PDF or document files attached to my notes (there's more flexibility in what you can encrypt) and I'll usually have my own cryptic reminder phrase in the note just in case I forget the password. 1 Link to comment
wordmuse 1 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 OK - I think it's odd "feature" that I can't change the hint. Sort of makes it obsolete. And I agree that I would use other encryption methods for more serious stuff. 1 Link to comment
Level 5 PinkElephant 8,819 Posted June 24, 2021 Level 5 Share Posted June 24, 2021 First the typical hint is usually more of a security risk than any help. That said there are apps that allow to change the hint independently, and others that just allow a new hint when the entire password was changed. It seems EN belongs to the more conservative party. The concept of „a little encryption“ is somewhat weird. I encrypt or I don’t, no status in between. And the current EN encryption IMHO is not safe, so I believe it should NOT be used at all. Encrypt an attachment, and store it in EN. Or use a safe cloud storage method, like Boxcryptor. Or use another tool, like saving stuff in your password manager. Everything better than that „text encryption“ stuff in EN. Link to comment
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