OneNote Security - OneNote Product Manager

[milesrap]

Excuse me if I am ignorant about a feature.

1. I use OneNote to store passwords and logins. Perhaps this is not wise,
but is there a way to secure the page that I keep this information on. I have
a tab in app and it contains a series of pages by website, etc. As an
alternative, I would be happy with being able to secure the tab. Is this a
feature now, or has anyone suggested it.

2. General Security - Should I be keeping secure information elsewhere. I
hate to write access info on paper where it could be read by anyone. My PC is
fairly secure behind soft and hard firewalls. Any comments?

OneNote - with or without a tablet - this is a great addition to the Office
Product line. I haven't emlinated all of the paper on my desk, but finding
stuff is a lot easier. I have been using it since the pre-release . Thanks!

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP Outlook/OneNote]

Excuse me if I am ignorant about a feature.

1. I use OneNote to store passwords and logins. Perhaps this is not
wise, but is there a way to secure the page that I keep this
information on. I have a tab in app and it contains a series of pages
by website, etc. As an alternative, I would be happy with being able
to secure the tab. Is this a feature now, or has anyone suggested it.

2. General Security - Should I be keeping secure information
elsewhere. I hate to write access info on paper where it could be read
by anyone. My PC is fairly secure behind soft and hard firewalls. Any
comments?

OneNote - with or without a tablet - this is a great addition to the
Office Product line. I haven't emlinated all of the paper on my desk,
but finding stuff is a lot easier. I have been using it since the
pre-release . Thanks!

OneNote is certainly not the most secure place to store it, but it's not
terrible. If you're an average user and not department of defense or
something you may find it to be adequate, HOWEVER, you certainly should
right-click the tab of the section where you store your passwords and
choose Password Protection. Set a password on that section.


--
Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Stockholm Consulting Group/KSG
http://www.scgab.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/computers/onenotefaq.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for
assistance. Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup.
Mahalo!

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

Look at "Password Protection" in the Task Pane. If you supply a strong
password (many characters, mixed case, including numbers and symbols,
etc.) you should be well protected. OneNote uses the Windows Crypto API
for its protection.

 

[milesrap]

Thanks.

Look at "Password Protection" in the Task Pane. If you supply a strong
password (many characters, mixed case, including numbers and symbols,
etc.) you should be well protected. OneNote uses the Windows Crypto API
for its protection.

 

[milesrap]

Thanks. I work with this.

OneNote is certainly not the most secure place to store it, but it's not
terrible. If you're an average user and not department of defense or
something you may find it to be adequate, HOWEVER, you certainly should
right-click the tab of the section where you store your passwords and
choose Password Protection. Set a password on that section.


--
Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Stockholm Consulting Group/KSG
http://www.scgab.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ:
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/computers/onenotefaq.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for
assistance. Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup.
Mahalo!