# Security Flaw in Obsidian? Global Encryption to MD Files on local

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/security-flaw-in-obsidian-global-encryption-to-md-files-on-local/64002>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 29, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/security-flaw-in-obsidian-global-encryption-to-md-files-on-local/64002 "2023-07-29T12:57:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/security-flaw-in-obsidian-global-encryption-to-md-files-on-local/64002/13 "2023-07-30T11:06:18Z")

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I am sorry but we don’t see at flaw at all. Obsidian is an app that runs locally on your computer and it is intended that other apps in your computer to potentially access your files.

If it is something you do not want, it is upon you to not allow it (veracrypt?, Containerization)

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