Password protection?

[René Brandenburger]

Hi,

if You are using the TrueCrypt solution with a virtual encrypted disk
within a file, You just have to make sure the container file is synced
after you unmount the disk.

regards

rene

Am Montag, den 05.01.2009, 09:27 +0800 schrieb Rafferty Uy:
> TrueCrypt looks nice. Does anyone here use TrueCrypt or any other security
> protection style together with files-sync online tools like GetDropbox,
> Syncplicity, Live Mesh, etc?
> 
> Re. the log-in security solution:
> Though I agree that each family member should have their own log-in, not
> everyone logs out often. Sometimes we leave the computer on for some
> downloads, etc. Also, sometimes a friend comes and uses the computer. So
> log-in solutions does not always work.
> 
> 
> Rafferty D. Uy
> Software Engineer @ ease solutions Pte. Ltd.
> MBA Student @ National University of Singapore
> 
> "Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play
> it."
> ~ Thomas J Watson (Founder of IBM)
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Manfred Usselmann <
> usselmann.m at icg-online.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > "Rafferty Uy" <rafferty.uy at gmail.com> schrieb am Sun, 4 Jan 2009
> > 16:58:52 +0800:
> >
> > > I'm just wondering if GnuCash now has a password protect feature, and
> > > if so, where?
> > > *(I did make a some searches and found reasons why it will not be
> > > implemented...
> >
> > And the reasons are still valid...
> >
> >
> > > but the threads I found was many years back, maybe
> > > there's a solution now)*
> > >
> > > If it still does not have a password protect feature, may I ask how
> > > you protect your data? I'm a simple home user with a windows log-in
> > > account used by the entire family... so I can't rely on any windows
> > > log-in method to secure my data.
> >
> > I suggest you use TrueCrypt (http://www.truecrypt.org/) and put your
> > data on a virtual encrypted disk within a file.
> >
> > This would also secure all the backup and log files which are
> > automatically generated within the same folder where you store your
> > main GnuCash data file.
> >
> > Or put your data on an USB stick etc. which you can take with you.
> >
> >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Rafferty D. Uy
> > > Software Engineer @ ease solutions Pte. Ltd.
> > > MBA Student @ National University of Singapore
> >
> > HTH,
> > Manfred
> >
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