Automattic / Automattic/simplenote-electron
Request Decryption Password for Config File
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Description
While attempting to build the Simplenote Electron client, I need to decrypt the `config.json.enc` file to generate `config-local.json`, but I don’t know the decryption password. When executing `make decrypt_conf` as per project documentation, I encountered the following issues:
1. The command prompts for an AES-256-CBC decryption password, but no related password information was found.
2. Checked project documentation (e.g., `README.md`) and existing Issues, but found no clues about the password.
Execute the decryption command:
make decrypt_conf
The system prompts for a password:
enter aes-256-cbc decryption password:
I'm a beginner exploring open-source projects, and Simplenote Electron is my first attempt to build from source. I would appreciate it if someone could address my concerns.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with README.md and the make decrypt_conf command, then inspect how config.json.enc is used to produce config-local.json. Confirm where a contributor should obtain the decryption password or whether the setup instructions are incomplete. Done means a beginner can follow the documented build steps without an unanswered password prompt.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100