security software for wm2003

[dherrero]

Hi, i am working in a projecto form wm2003. The customer wants to know if exists any users managment in the operative system, independent of the application that we are developing. for example, the customer want that when the pda starts the user enters a user and a password and if the fails for 10 times then the pda is hard resetted. Do you know something about it? may be some utility? some api of the OS?. Could we develop a tool tha substitute the tipical 4 digists security pin of wm2003?. Thankss

[Rudegar]

well you can inside the settings under password choose between the simgle 4 digit password
and
strong alphanumeric password

problem with a hardreset is that then the mem is deleted and the program to require password is delted

maybe if the password program was put in the ext rom but i'm pretty sure that it's install would be possible to stop'd by the thief

and then he would not even have to know how to hardreset the device to be able to steal and operate the pda of cause without the data
but the auto reset would help him in getting a working pda

[dherrero]

I think the same....but i must be sure about it.
For example, in the ipaq 5550 the security system was removed and they put the fingerprint security application. Is posible to do something like than without modifing the rom? may be with a app int ext rom? maybe creating a new rom with the plaftorm builder?

[Rudegar]

maybe if the right hardware were present of cause maybe if there is some sdIO fingerprint reader or something which had the buttom connector

and the software which supported it was put in the ext rom
then it should be possible like the ipaq's

but it would require the hardware and the software as in driver and the security application

also if it's was not integrated into the pda like with the ipaq
people could disconnect the fingerprint reader and then the driver would fail to load
and then some system would have to reset the pda otherwise disconnecting the print reader would be a workaround of the security system

[yourmate]

@ dherrero

if I get your English right, then such a software is already here :)

see cab attached

ym

[dherrero]

but what happens if a user hard resets his Imate? This software will be deleted and he will be able to use the pda. Isnt it?

[yourmate]

but what happens if a user hard resets his Imate? This software will be deleted and he will be able to use the pda. Isnt it?

hi,

this app fulfills the spec you set up:

... the customer want that when the pda starts the user enters a user and a password and if the fails for 10 times then the pda is hard resetted. ...

does nothing more, nothing less...


btw if somebody steals the phone he/she will use it anyway, but in this case your data is (reletively) safe

cheers, ym