Encryption query

[aga]

On 27/10/16 15:32, Jack wrote:
> On 2016.10.27 08:06, aga wrote:
>> On 27/10/16 11:51, Thomas Baumgart wrote:
>> > Allan,
>> >
>> > On Thursday 27 October 2016 11:28:47 aga wrote:
>> >
>> >> The last couple of times I've saved my file, I've received a warning
>> >> about the dire consequences of possible data loss if I were to lose my
>> >> password.
>> >>
>> >> I've looked in KMM settings and encryption is off.  I checked ccmake and
>> >> couldn't see an option for encryption, but in the summary, KDE PIM
>> >> encryotion is shown as enabled.
>> >>
>> >> Do I have a problem?  Can I disable encryption?  How?
>> >
>> > No, I don't think you have a problem. The storage method is kept in the data
>> > file, so if you open a file that was encrypted it will be saved encrypted
>> > again. And that, if you decrypt it externally and open it as an XML file. If
>> > you want to permanently remove the encryption from it, you need to 'save as'
>> > and select a non-encrypting method.
>> >
>> > Hope that helps.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> >
>> > Thomas
>> >
>>
>> Hi Thomas
>>
>> Erm.. Shouldn't the file dialogs then allow selection of encryption
>> method?  Neither Load nor Save does now here.
>>
>> I'm on kf5, and seem to remember seeing them previously.
>>
>> I hadn't, deliberately, encrypted any KMM files.
>>
>> Allan
> The Save As dialog does so in 4.8.  Has that been fully ported to
> Frameworks?  I also wonder why it would warn about losing access if it
> is not saving encrypted.  Did that possibly get changed in the port to
> Frameworks?
> 
> Alan - you have not explicitly said whether your file is actually being
> saved encrypted or not, but I assume not?
> 
> Jack

Hi Jack

Well, that's another thing.  I wanted to save as XML, in order to
actually see something sensible.  Sadly, there is no choice for save as
XML, or encrypted.
The dialog is just the bare bones.

Allan