integrity of entries

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Zeev Pekar <z.pekar at gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> does gnucash has a mechanism to ensure integrity of entries, i.e. if an invoice was issued there is no way to edit or delete it in "invisble" way (like commits in some version control systems), even by manipulating the source code?
> If not - can such functionality be implemented in a) "stand alone" manner or b) with some central institution providing some kind of digital keys?
> If I add this as feature request what are the chances that it will be implemented in some near future? (Otherwise authorities will not recognize my bookkeeping).

Your best bet is to periodically write your data file to a write-only
medium like CDRom and store that in a Bank Vault.  Then you can go back
and check your history in a secure way.

Beyond that, no, GnuCash does not and will not do that because, frankly,
it's not possible.  Adding the infrastucture to make it HARD (not
impossible, just hard) would require way too much overhead that honestly
very few users of GnuCash need.

> Best regards,
> Zeev 

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-derek

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