[dokuwiki] Re: Dokuwiki as electronic Labnotebook
- From: Dominic Boisvert <boisvert.dominic@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dokuwiki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:22:45 -0400
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to use dokuwiki as a electronic laboratory notebook. One
> important requirement is that changes are traceable.
>
> While this seems to work fine within dokuwiki, I fear someone asking me
> "But if someone changes the textfiles directly without using the
> webinterface ..."
>
> What should I answer? Is there a risk? Would a manual edit show traces
> in "older versions"? Is there even a plugin to secure pages against
> manual edits?
>
> PS I saw cryptsign, but this does not quite do what I need. (In the
> ickewiki demo I could even change the page without the signature being
> marked as ivalid.)
>
>
> Regards,
> Michael
Hi Michael,
I don't have a definit eanswer to your questions. So I'll answer by
asking questions.
First, check the legislation of the State you work in. In Quebec, the
law says that, in court, it is to the plaintiff to prove that the
defendant has tempered the files. If this is also the case in your
legislation, it relieves you of part of the burden. So what does the
State laws say about eDiscovery and electronic documents in court? Check
also with your university rules (I just assume your in a university).
Mayby they don't permit the use of electronic laboratory notebook.
Also, would it be possible for you to use the server logs has evidence?
Dokuwiki is installed on a server and is thus part of a system, so other
part of the system can serve to monitor file activities in your Dokuwiki
installation.
--
Dominic Boisvert
archiviste
HB archivistes, s.e.n.c.
Sherbrooke, Québec
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