On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 04:04:50PM -0500, R Losey wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 10:47 AM Chris Green wrote:
> > No, they're not. What's stored is the result of applying an algorithm
> > to the password you supply. So, you enter a password, the password is
> > 'scaarmbled' by the password chec
No, that was a good description. The password itself is not stored. What
is stored is the result of applying a "one way function" to the password.
You always assume the algorithm is known to the attacker but that does
no him/her no good. We don't USUALLY use "encrypt" for a process that is
irr
On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 10:47 AM Chris Green wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 10:06:05AM -0500, R Losey wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 9:56 AM Fred Bone wrote:
> >
> > > On 10 September 2024 at 14:09, R Losey said:
> > >
> > > > Well, but think about it... after the password is entered, THEN
On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 10:06:05AM -0500, R Losey wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 9:56 AM Fred Bone wrote:
>
> > On 10 September 2024 at 14:09, R Losey said:
> >
> > > Well, but think about it... after the password is entered, THEN what? The
> > > "correct" password would have to be stored somew
Technology has advanced since UNIX's /etc/passwd came into existence (in
nineteen sixties?). There are newer algorithms that have replaced that are far
superior to it and even though /etc/passwd is there, it is just a place holder
in most part and the actual password from it not used, but undern
On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 9:56 AM Fred Bone wrote:
> On 10 September 2024 at 14:09, R Losey said:
>
> > Well, but think about it... after the password is entered, THEN what? The
> > "correct" password would have to be stored somewhere so that GnuCash
> could
> > verify what is entered is correct, a
On 10 September 2024 at 14:09, R Losey said:
> Well, but think about it... after the password is entered, THEN what? The
> "correct" password would have to be stored somewhere so that GnuCash could
> verify what is entered is correct, and clearly saving the password in
> clear text is not secure.
DEREK, THANK YOU S much for solving my problem with Vendor posting. U are
incredibly brilliant!!Thanks,HeidiSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy
smartphone
Original message From: Derek Atkins Date:
9/11/24 10:09 AM (GMT-05:00) To: halatch1008 Cc:
gnucash-user@gnucash.
I have resolved my problem and I thought I would explain how in case it helps
others.
Although my method of charging back through the expense accounts technically
worked (all balances were correct) GC would not let me pay a bill with an
expense account (I understand why).
So I have created an
Hi Heidi...
On Wed, September 11, 2024 9:57 am, halatch1008 via gnucash-user wrote:
> GEOFF, Thanks 4 your reply, but I am set up the way u said in Chart of
> Acct Accts.Payable is SubAcct.of LIABILITIES . when I Edit
> Accts.PayAcct.name is A/P, description is A/P,Parent Acct is LIABILITIES,
>
GEOFF, Thanks 4 your reply, but I am set up the way u said in Chart of Acct
Accts.Payable is SubAcct.of LIABILITIES . when I Edit Accts.PayAcct.name is
A/P, description is A/P,Parent Acct is LIABILITIES, Acct type is Liability.
Currency is US dollar.Smallest fraction is:use commodity Value.My
I have just re-subscribed... this time I received a message that I had
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Regards,
Megan
On Wed, 11 Sept 2024 at 17:23, Liz wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:28:48 +1000
> Geoff wrote:
>
> > I don't know how the list membership is managed, but hopefully
> > someone else can re
On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:28:48 +1000
Geoff wrote:
> I don't know how the list membership is managed, but hopefully
> someone else can respond.
>
> Regards
>
> Geoff
> =
>
> On 11/09/2024 8:01 am, Megan Tilley wrote:
> > Hi Geoff - can you answer a list question for me as a user?
> >
> > I a
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