Obsidian's Security Approach: Minimizing Supply Chain Attack Risks Through Reduced Dependencies
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Summary
Obsidian, a note-taking app, reduces supply chain attack risks by minimizing third-party dependencies and building features from scratch rather than using off-the-shelf libraries. The company emphasizes security and privacy by maintaining a low number of external code dependencies compared to similar apps.
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Obsidian has a low number of dependencies compared to other apps in our category
Features like Bases and Canvas were implemented from scratch instead of importing off-the-shelf libraries
Supply chain attacks are malicious updates that sneak into open source code used by many apps. Here’s how we design Obsidian to ensure that the app is a secure and private environment for your thoughts.
