How safe is GnuCash?

[Liz]

On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:14:01 -0500
Mike or Penny Novack <mpnovack at mtdata.com> wrote:

> On 1/11/2017 2:10 PM, 70147persson at telia.com wrote:
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> >  When using GnuCash or any book keeping program, in professional 
> > business, and if I was the auditor I would demand these facilities,
> > to make sure that no way exist to manipulate the book after the
> > original book keeping .   
> OK, maybe this is the time to discuss HOW you make data unalterable.
> At time Y a copy of that data is made to read only medium (say burned
> to a DVD) and that copy given out of the control of the person
> entering data. If there ever becomes a question whether that data (on
> the computer) as it was at time Y has been altered, a comparison can
> be made with the "frozen" copy.
> 
> Michael D Novack


I do this every year. At the time I make all the reports etc ready for
the accountants and auditors I burn a copy of the data files onto the
CD as well.
Of course one could do it more or less frequently, as deemed necessary.

Liz