Re: ipaq 4150 security

From: Sven, MVP-Mobile Devices (sejohannsen_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/13/04 

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 15:53:06 -0600

And what exactly is the OS level security in the PPC OS? Hope you are not
thinking of the Power-on Password. If so, I assume you are not storing
anything on a flash memory card. 

-- 
Sven, MS-MVP  Mobile Devices
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" <MillyS@donteventhinkaboutmailingmemvps.org>
wrote in message news:uieJM8WUEHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The security is supplied in the OS.
>
> --
> Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
> Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.  Due to
> the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
> account will be deleted without reading.
>
> After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Steve K asked:
>
> | Raj,
> |
> | Thanks for the info.  It is a shame that Microsoft don't support
> | security features in their pocket products.
> |
> | Steve
> |
> | Steve
> |
> | "Raj Pillai" <YouMeAndTheMail@Softhome.net> wrote in message
> | news:eix3PVSUEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> ||
> || "Steve K" <Donot@reply.com> wrote in message
> || news:40cc0697$0$21102$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> ||| I am thinking of using my IPAQ for data that would be confidential.
> ||| How well can you protect documents from people reading them if the
> ||| IPAQ got stolen?  Can you put passwords on the start up of the
> ||| IPAQ, and on PocketWord?
> |||
> ||| Regards,
> |||
> ||| Steve
> |||
> |||
> ||
> || Hi Steve,
> ||
> ||
> || There is a security feature in the ipaq 4150 ( Start -> Settings ->
> || Password) to enable startup password on the ipaq.  This will help
> || prevent unauthorized access depending on the settings chosen.  The
> || password protection feature is not available in Pocket Word.  If you
> || try synchronizing a password protected Word file to your ipaq, you
> || will receive an unresolved item error message.
> ||
> || For password protect documents, you will need to use third party
> || applications ---
> ||
> || http://www.pocketpccentral.net/software/security.htm
> ||
> || http://www.applian.com/pocketpc/pocketlock/index.php
> ||
> || --
> || Regards,
> || Raj
>
>

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