What the title says. I was looking into paperless-ngx but it seems to offer no built-in security. I’d ideally want some kind of encryption and if i enable remote access have some control over sensitive documents
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This has been exceptionally done to death on Reddit but I’ll say it here since Reddit is dead.
Authentication -
If what you’re looking for is a login front end you could check out paper merge - personally I’ve got Keycloak and Nginx running so I can just make my own login page anyway and put paperless behind it.
Stuff with sensitive documents should probably not be on the internet anyway unless you’re a really advanced user.
Encryption -
In app encryption offers no security because the encryption key is stored in RAM and likely a database entry that must be unencrypted.
So the Devs are 100% correct in stating that it gives people a false sense of security to offer it as a feature.
Best bet is to have an encrypted filesystem or alternative encrypted storage buuuut, also understand that encryption key is also stored in RAM.
TLDR: There is no point in Devs offering in app encryption when you should already be encrypting the filesystem.
Thank you, very helpful! And also thanks for putting this info on lemmy :) I figured asking the question here was a good way to get some of that insight here.
When you say “no built-in security”, are you talking about not having https ? Paperless-ngx does have login security with users and passwords. I believe they recommend using nginx as a reverse-proxy server to implement https if you need it.
Oh I didn’t realize that, thanks!
When I was looking for a DMS I ran across MayanEDMS. I never got a chance to stand up any DMS but it may be worth checking out their site in case it meets your needs.
Not exactly DMS but I have a WikiJS instance running with MFA enabled and access control. For example, my wife and I can access a set of documents we deem sensitive but other users can’t. I use WikiJS for all my documentation needs.
Ooh I’ll look into Mayan. Seems very feature rich. Thanks!