Password protection error

[LENN17]

Description

Password protection cannot provide protection for the 'Journal' file and its sub-files

TriliumNext Version

0.97.1

What operating system are you using?

Windows

What is your setup?

Local (no sync)

Operating System Version

Win11 26100.4652

Error logs

No response

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @LENN17! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the Trilium team.

Trilium's password protection encrypts note content, titles, images, and attachments, but does not protect metadata or note structure. To protect a note and its sub-files, you need to enable protection recursively—this is not automatic. When you click the shield icon to protect a note, make sure to select the option to include the subtree (all sub-notes); otherwise, only the selected note is protected and its children remain unprotected. There is no documented limitation specific to the 'Journal' file, so if sub-files aren't being protected, double-check that recursive protection was enabled when applying the password protection. You can find more details in the official documentation on protected notes.

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[eliandoran]

@dosu, close enough.
The easiest method to protect notes and their subtree is to right click the parent note and select "Protect subtree".

[dosubot[bot]]

Right-clicking a parent note and selecting "Protect subtree" applies password protection to that note and all its children. This feature works by setting a password attribute on the note, which restricts access (read/write) until the correct password is entered. The protection is enforced by both the UI and backend, and may include encryption depending on your setup. There are no recent changes or documented bugs affecting this feature, but keep in mind that protected notes cannot be shared and you may need to temporarily unprotect subtrees when upgrading in headless/CLI mode, as the UI is required for protected content during migrations.

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[LENN17]

Yes, what you said is completely correct for normal notes. However, the bug I want to mention is only related to the calendar file 'Journal' and its sub-files. Even if I right-click on the parent note and select "Protect Subtrees", applying password protection to this note and all its subnotes will have no effect. As shown in the figure, even without a password, it will not affect viewing and editing the relevant content.