Use Huorong Security Software to prohibit unspecified software from scanning my documents.

Sep 1, 20258

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The project "Xlog" is complete. It addresses concerns about the security of files stored in Obsidian, particularly the risk of unauthorized software scanning them. A solution involves using the HIPS rules in the Huorong security software. Users can set custom protection rules to prevent any program from reading, deleting, creating, or modifying their notes, while allowing Obsidian to perform these actions.

Use Huorong Security Software to Prevent Unspecified Software from Scanning My Documents#

Origin
- Some friends mentioned the security issue of plaintext storage files in Obsidian
- Concerned about being maliciously scanned by other software
Solution
- A guru on the Chinese Obsidian forum provided advice
- Use hips rules
- Specifically, set custom rules and automatic processing rules in Huorong's custom protection
- The custom rule sets the note files to prohibit any program from reading, deleting, creating, and modifying, selecting "Directly Block"
- The automatic processing rule allows Obsidian to perform these 4 operations