No password required for decrypting of a jrnl file.

[723robert]

Diagnostic output

jrnl: v4.2.1
Python: 3.12.2 (main, Feb 6 2024, 20:19:44) [Clang 15.0.0 (clang-1500.1.0.2.5)]
OS: Darwin 24.3.0

jrnl: v4.2.1
Python: 3:10.12 (main, Feb 4 2025, 14:57:36) [GCC 11.4.0]
OS: Linux 6.9.3-76060903-generic

Current Behavior

I can decrypt my encrypted jrnl file by the following command line.
jrnl --file finfo.txt --decrypt

No password is required to do this.
MacOSX 15.3.1. & Linux pop-os 6.9.3

Expected Behavior

I expected to be prompted for a password to decrypt my files.

Repro Steps

Take a encrypted jrnl file and use the --file option and --decrypt option
jrnl --file file.txt --decrypt

Debug output

Journal decrypted to finfo.txt

Other Information

No response

[micahellison]

Hi @723robert, this behavior appears when you've added your password to your keychain when first encrypting the journal:

$ jrnl --encrypt
Enter password for journal 'default': 
Enter password again: 
Do you want to store the password in your keychain? [Y/n] y

You can remove the password from your system keychain, which varies from system to system. See the list at the start of the keyring project description to identify your keychain.

Or, you can re-encrypt your journal with a different password by running jrnl --encrypt again.