#Lock me now mac password
I would guess Lastpass is similar in that respect, since it's a highly regarded password manager. What that means is even if Roboform servers got hacked & someone had access to your Roboform data, they still can't view it unless/until they use a brute force attack to get your encryption password. Roboform cannot send it to you b/c they don't have it. IOW, if you forget your encryption password, you have lost your data forever. I do know Roboform encrypts your data on their servers & they do not have the encryption password, which is a different password than your account password, unless the user is uninformed/lazy & uses the same one for both. IE, a guest in your home who has access to your computer. If someone wants to use your computer, just tap your name in the upper right hand corner, select the guest account (see your preferences) and you are secured.Ī "simple passcode lock" does pretty much nothing except keep out the casual user. Even if it were stolen, the drive is encrypted (filevault), so it is pretty unlikely anything (not just Evernote) would be compromised. It takes less than a second and the entire computer is locked. How? I have a hot corner (see your preferences) set so that just swiping into the corner of the screen shuts the screen off.
If I were in your scenario, I could do far more to protect myself now than Evernote could do with all of their money and R+D. Regarding your scenario, to put my advice another way - secure your device and Evernote will be secure. So I am sure all those money will eventually go somewhere to make the product more secured for sophisticated external hacks. They have well over 200million in funding to date and also looking to go IPO in 2015. But Is it a likely scenario? No.īut A user leaving his computer unlocked for 5 mins and a co-worker/friend snooping into the Evernote is a more likely scenario.and also a scenario that can be easily stopped by adding a basic passcode.Ħ4-128 bit encryption is great, and I am sure eventually evernote will do more R&D on those areas to prevent unauthorised access. A group of people may track down the data centre of Evernote and walk out with their servers that contains user information. But all i am pointing out is, even the most secured services may be hacked by sophisticated attacks (be it lastpass, evernote or gmail).
#Lock me now mac mac
Every Mac has far better protection (separate user accounts and filevault) than Evernote could possibly design into an app. For example, Evernote doesn't offer strong encryption of data (64-bit).Īs for the password protected account on the Mac, I think it is really just for show, because anyone with physical access to your computer could just open Spotlight and comb through your stuff. Evernote does a lot of great things, but when it comes to encryption and passwords, I think LastPass is going to come out ahead in any comparison. I don't think LastPass was ever certain if they got hacked or what was taken, right? My understanding is that whatever happened, if the evildoers got a tiny amount of encrypted data (usernames and passwords), it hasn't apparently resulted in anyone's account actually getting hacked. The encryption feature is also great but sadly its on "Per note" basis and not on entire account or notebook.Ī simple passcode lock will certainly add an extra layer of security on the existing secured and awesome Evernote. Even though i dont condone people to store things like password out in the open, but evernote certainly has the ability to store sensitive information. Evernote makes it easy to store information and find them. Well again its all about convenience and who do you trust. You should use a true password manager for this type of info. However if you are storing passwords, credit card information, banking information and other crucial details I think having an extra layer of security is a must. If a user uses Evernote for general note taking, to-dos and store clips then they probably wont really appreciate the lock feature.
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