There has GOT to be a way to change the default keyboard that pops up to enter your corporate PIN! This is the most frustrating thing about 2.1. It's bad enough my job forces a PIN onto my phone to have exchange email....now I have to deal with the poor default to a QWERTY keypad instead of a simple number pad to enter the PIN.
The Pin has nothing to do with 2.1. It has to do with the security policies pushed by your corporate exchange server. But as far as using a different key pad, doubtful.
Dalamar1320 said:
The Pin has nothing to do with 2.1. It has to do with the security policies pushed by your corporate exchange server. But as far as using a different key pad, doubtful.
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From what i've seen via screenshots, an actual number pad is presented when entering your corporate PIN on 2.2. That's why I assume that the key pad default is a trait of 2.1. I know that the PIN is driven by the exchange server.
i just enabled hidden menus through a dialer code string and the activated the "shutdown". It disabled the the lockscreen and theneed to enter my PIN altogether.
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Has anyone else noticed this:-
I happened to enter a simple 4 digit password into my XDAIIi that began with 08.
When subsequently asked to enter the password, after entering the 0 then the 8, the 08 appears in clear text on the screen!
They go back to the * display when entering the 3rd & 4th digit but it seems weird why this combination goes into plaint text - I've tried other password codes but haven't found any others that exhibit this 'characteristic'.
This also happens if you have a SIM password which starts with 08.
Furthermore if you do a soft reset, and you enter your password before the lengthy boot up process continues, not only does the 08 get displayed during entry, the fourth digit is left highlighted on the keypad - thus some sharp eyed thief, eavesdropping on your password entry would only have to work through 10 combinations to get access to your XDA.
So a word of advice - avoid 08xx password codes on your XDA if you're at all concerned about the security of your XDA (then again if you are that concerned, you probably will be using a strong alphanumeric password).
Please let me know whether its just my XDA thats doing this or is it a design feature and if so, any ideas why?
Emergency numbers are always displayed and allowed to be called from any mobile phone, no matter if it's locked or not. (eg. 999, 112, 911 etc) It's a legal requirement.
Hi all.
Our network administrator periodically changes the network key for our wireless access points for security reasons. Then our laptops are configured to use the new network key by copying and pasting the new key onto each computer using a flash disk. In my case, when I want to access the network using my Wizard, I have to physically input the new key in character by character each time (and it's usually quite a complex key at that!). I was wondering if any of you know if it's possible to paste the new key into the password field from a text file or email, since the usual tap-and-hold method of pasting text doesn't seem to work when inputting passwords.
Have you tried using the popup keyboard, ctrl v?
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Hi,
today i have managed to sync with my companys exchange server...
but on first sync there cames an message that en security guidline must be activatet... ok...
now i must enter eachtime i leave the phone a pin...
i don't want to do that.. wheres the reg. key where i can deaktivate this "feature"
the button in locking programm (where you can enter the pin or alphanumeric pwd) where you can activate or deacitivate is grey...
please help..
edit:
here what i did... not my company but the security guidline is the same...
also found an article about that regkey: HKLM\Security\Policies\Policies\ but after editing the \policies\ key nothing works anymore... and the setting is still not deactivateable...
I use Exchange Enterprise Activesync for email, and corporate policy forces the use of a pin.
There is a function to display a 20 digit recovery password in Outlook Web Access that can be used if the device PIN is forgotten.
On my TyTN II (Windows Mobile 6.1) on the lock screen there is a Menu with Reset Password as an option, after selecting this I can specify a new password, then enter the 20 digit recovery password.
However, I can't find a password reset option on the HD2 lock screen. I suspect, from searching on the Internet, that this might be the case with other Windows Mobile 6.5 devices, but can't get at one to check.
Does anybody know how the password reset option can be accessed?
Hey, we are having the same problem with the HD2. There is not a "menu" option on the lock screen.
Anyone figure out how to use this yet?
Same problem :/
Does nobody have an idea?
I'm syncing my Evo with my company's Exchange server and they have a policy that requires an alphanumeric password to secure the device.
My question is if there is a mod/hack/app that will allow me to use the Android pattern matching security policy instead of the alphanumeric policy.
I've tried No Lock, but I still want some security on the device, I just don't want to enter a password each time and would much much rather be able to pattern match. In addition, No Lock continues to give my phone fits after some time in the 'unlocked' state.
I've tried searching for this question, but I wasn't able to find much.
Thank you
Try speaking with your IT dept. and see if they will add your account as an exception to the authentication policy. If they do, then you can just use the native pattern unlock in security settings.
I used "Lockpicker" from Market. There are instructions on the info page. It says first enable the pattern lock, then add your exchange account, then add the password. then when you reboot or unlock you should still have the pattern available. I haven't tried it but I do use it and find it a great app and the developer returns emails asap.
I didnt see your thread before. but the directions given by ifly are spot on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711251