NOTES App Password Protected?

[Irock619]

So I just deleted a password protected note without having to provide a password or touch id. Anybody else think this is a problem? I think this is a problem because any alteration to the note, including deletion of the note, should require a password or touch id.

 

[Armen]

So I just deleted a password protected note without having to provide a password or touch id. Anybody else think this is a problem? I think this is a problem because any alteration to the note, including deletion of the note, should require a password or touch id.

I think you can set a password only and not require touch ID. With that being the case what if your phone doesn't have touch ID or you forgot the password? You should still be able to delete the note.

 

[C DM]

It seems like Apple's implementation of this (at least this first/current one) is to make sure that the data stays private, and not really from the point of view of making sure that that actions on a note itself are restricted--basically content vs. the object itself.

 

[Irock619]

I think you can set a password only and not require touch ID. With that being the case what if your phone doesn't have touch ID or you forgot the password? You should still be able to delete the note.

Touch ID doesn't matter. If you set a password for a note and forget the password then you are SOL. Same thing if you forget the password to unlock your iPhone/iPad without touch id. The whole point of setting a password is to protect data, which includes the ability to delete data. Maybe there should be a way to reset the password for the NOTES app on the iCloud website or Apple ID account page?

 

[Armen]

The whole point of setting a password is to protect data, which includes the ability to delete data.

Since when does Password protection mean read-only? I have password protected files at work I can delete without knowing the password.

 

[Irock619]

Since when does Password protection mean read-only? I have password protected files at work I can delete without knowing the password.

And I have files at work that do require a password so what's your point?

 

[Armen]

And I have files at work that do require a password so what's your point?

The point of password protecting notes is to prevent friendly users from peeking into sensitive information on your phone. If these friendly users like to delete notes then maybe they should be re-assessed.

Hostile users would need to defeat the passcode lock to even get to the notes.

 

[MacRazySwe]

I had hoped that the entire Notes-app would have been password-protected. As I understand it, I have to protect each individual note.. Right?

 

[C DM]

I had hoped that the entire Notes-app would have been password-protected. As I understand it, I have to protect each individual note.. Right?

Yes, this is a per-note option.

 

[-Gonzo-]

I had hoped that the entire Notes-app would have been password-protected. As I understand it, I have to protect each individual note.. Right?

Yes, this is a per-note option.

You can pick and choose which notes you want locked, however when you unlock one it unlocks all.

 

[Irock619]

I too hoped the notes app was protected as a whole and not individual notes.

 

[-Gonzo-]

I too hoped the notes app was protected as a whole and not individual notes.

You can lock and open as a whole, but you have to lock each note individually first.