If you share your computer with other users, you may be concerned about them accessing your financial records. You'll be pleased to know that iBank provides simple password protection to lock your sensitive data away from prying eyes.
Open the iBank data file you want to lock (if it is not already open) and choose File>Password Protection. The following sheet will appear:
Check "Password protect my account data", enter your desired password (twice for verification), and click "OK". Your data file is now password protected!
The next time you try to open the data file with iBank, the following window will appear:
Enter your password and click "Unlock" to open the file, or click "Cancel" to leave it closed. The password lock stays with your data file, so even if you open it on another computer you will be required to enter your password before opening it.
A password-protected data file copied from a PowerPC Mac to an Intel Mac (or vice-versa) will not unlock. Due to the two processors interpreting iBank's password algorithm differently, even the correct password will not be accepted. To unlock the data file, copy it back to a computer with the same processor originally used to enable password protection.
Open the data file and choose File>Password Protection. Uncheck "Password protect my account data" and click "OK". iBank will no longer ask for a password before opening the file.