Data security for PocketPC

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My Dell Axim X5 was stolen last night.
It has some personal data on it, but
it is numeric password protected.

Are there any examples of people
breaking / bypassing passwords for
PocketPC? If so, do they learn the
password, or just get aroung it?

Thanks for the help,
Don

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.pocketpc (More info?)

The password feature on my iPAQ will force a hard reset after 6
failed authentication attempts, leaving the device in factory
settings without my data. I expect the Dell Axim has the same
built in, so if the thief attempts to break into the device they
will find it's RAM memory is empty. Only flash storage survives
a hard reset, since it does not need power to keep data in it.



~S.






Scott Seidman <namdiesttocs@mindspring.com> wrote in
news:Xns95288776E3256scottseidmanmindspri@130.133.1.4:

>
> Well, if you use a 4-digit code, they can just keep trying numbers,
> going from 0 to 10000, five digits means they go to 100000, and so on.
> If they have patients, they can break your code.
>
> I think the popular password databases should shred the database after
> 100 consecutive failed attempts.
>
> Scott



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