Password protection?

[charles dandridge]

Can you explain this a little further?  This may explain why I've been
putting in transactions only to find out when I log back in the next time
the transactions are gone.  I too am using a virtual encrypted disk with
TrueCrypt.

 Thanks


On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:00 PM, René Brandenburger
<rene at brandenburger.lu>wrote:

> 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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