gioditalia / safenote

Text editor with AES128 encryption

safenote

Text editor with AES128 encryption

About

Safenote was born when a friend of mine showed me that has a file(.doc) with all passwords on a usb stick, I am horrified. So I explored some alternatives to improve the security of passwords. 💭

• Microsoft Word + password: It could be a good idea, but...
  • Needs a MicrosoftWord installation on your computer.
  • MicrosoftWord create a backup and cache file when open a documents, the possible leaks
  • Too many tools for recovery a password.
• TrueCrypt or Veracrypt archive: better than first, but...
  • Many MB used when installed in portable mode.
  • Need Administrator privileges

Note:Veracrypt it's the best application for store different kind of data securely

Than I chosen to write a simple text editor that can encrypt and decrypt text.

Why you should choose safenote instead other?

1. Lightweight (less than 12MB for Windows, 18MB for Linux)
2. Secure (the sensitive text will be stored only in ram)
3. Secure^2 (AES128-CBC)
4. Secure^3 (you can not recover the password, so be careful not to lose it)

How to run from code

Requirements

• python2.7
• pyqt4
• pycrypto

safenote source

Download source

git clone https://github.com/gioditalia/safenote.git
cd safenote
python run_safenote.py

Download executeble

Windows

Linux(amd64)