I encrypt my external Micro SDCard, simply because in the event I loose my phone, all my photo's and notes are encrypted and not visible to a potential thief... even if my photo's are not sensitive I don't want some maggot scrolling through each one checking them out... it can be a trade off though with having to use the following:
Enabling encryption requires you to use a password lock screen (not swipe, face, pattern or PIN) - it has to be 8 characters including one number
This means that if you're frequently turning the screen on, or have a very short screen timeout, you're going to be constantly having to input the password
If you connect the phone to a computer via USB, the MTP connection won't work until you input the password on the phone
If you remove the SDCard from the phone and put it in an adapter connected to a PC, it seems like it's not recognized at all
I don't enable encryption on my phone though, simply because I use Cerberus to track and remotely lock/erase if need be. It gives me more satisfaction tracing a thief and being in a position to have them arrested than to lock them out of the phone completely... since phone encryption requires a boot-up password before Cerberus can trace.
Never had encryption, sim pin, unlock pin etc.
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Never had encryption, sim pin, unlock pin etc.
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Damn thats some serious donations you have been sending over to XDA! I'm still waiting for another 4 stars, they are slow!
Back on topic.... I also use SIM PIN Lock to stop maggots from using my phone and cranking my bill through the roof. I hardly reboot my phone so its no biggie for me, plus it offers a nice layer of security.
What formatting is using your external sdcard?
do you know if Exfat is supported?
I want to encrypt my external sdcard, but i need files bigger than 4 GB
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I need to know a secure approach to encrypt my SD-card using an Samsung SiV i9505 with Android 6.0.1, more specifically using "Optimized Cyanogenmod 13" latest version (2016-11-05) by JDCTeam.
I've tried playin' around a bit with Cryptonite but not with any success :/ (maybe this is outdated?). I've of course googled (no, duckduck.go'ed, another q why) but have'nt found any good guide to this.
I'm no master at Android, but I'm no newbie either, thou have'nt used 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) much!
Please give me an "pretty easy" guide or a hint for a good and secure app, or method, to successfully encrypt my SD-card with a strong encryption like Serpent, AES, etc!
My device is;
Samsung Galaxy SiV i9505 Intl. (jflte) I9505XXUEMKF
Kernel: 3.4.112-B--B-PWR-CORE-AOSP-v1.4
OptimizedCM-13.0-20161105-Stable6
Ver: M4B30X
(can provide more specific logs if needed, give info how)
Best & humble regards,
z
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Hello,
When I turn on my MDA Compact, I'm met with a box asking for a password.
The password has been set by my girlfriend, who has forgotten what it was!
It's only numbers and it's only 4 digits. Any way to get around it without doing a hard reset? Cheers.
As I know it there is no feature like that built in... so it's probably essential to know what kinda software is asking for the password.
There's no software on it at all. It's definitely a Windows Mobile 2003 feature.
I cannot, however, remember exactly where to find the option for it.
The phone was hard reset the other day so there's definitely no third party software.
Unfortunately, ActiveSync also asks for the password. I've receieved messages and stuff since the password went on and I have a feeling that one or two of them have been quite important, so I'd rather not do a hard reset to fix the problem.
Any advice?
That's the built-in security feature. Settings->System->Security I think.
And yes, with the feature on, you can't active sync it as well. That's to prevent un-authorized access to the unit.
The best bet you can get is to bruteforce your way into the unit from a PC with activesync. There are only 10,000 possible combination, which should be pretty fast for a PC to bruteforce in. You might want to search the net for bruteforce on activesync.
BTW, it is rather weird that the unit has been set with a forgotten password and being used without once activesync. What do you use the phone for? Just phone? You sure you are not trying to gain unauthorize access to your gf phone?
It is a wm2003 feature. Just go Settings->Personal->password and voila! Unfortunatelly the only obvious way to get rid of it is to hard reset your device.
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BTW, it is rather weird that the unit has been set with a forgotten password and being used without once activesync. What do you use the phone for? Just phone? You sure you are not trying to gain unauthorize access to your gf phone?
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Hehe, no, my girlfriend has a Nokia.
She likes playing with my phone though so she was wandering through it last night, set a password and then decided not to tell me. Then I tried to use it earlier to find it asking for a password and she can't remember what it is
Women!
I can't find anything on brute force, do you know of anything in particular?
I have the password now but whenever I enter it the pda freezes...
Women have problems remembering passwords. I have to keep a note of password for my gf.
Anyway, since you have the password now, try active sync it?
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Edit: Google fixed this in the Update that was released, you now have to have the device unlocked in order to mount the storage via a PC., just make sure you also have USB debugging disabled so they can't use ADB to access files either.
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So i encrypted my Xoom using it's built in encryption method in settings and thinking now I don't have to worry as much if I loose it. It also has the password prompt to unlock the screen.
I was very dismayed today when I hooked up USB on it for the first time (a week after I bought it, try that Ipad) and found that virtually all the storage is accessable on the computer wihtout even Unlocking the Xoom! (pictures, audio, lots of app storage, etc)
At least on my old Droid I had to unlock it and turn on the USB storage for it to mount with the Xoom I don't even have to unlock it.
Google needs to fix this asap. If the device is locked and encrypted then it should not just mount all it's storage via USB unless it's unlocked.
Can't believe I haven't seen anyone else talk about this.
Dan
While mine is encrypted as well, I never hooked it up to USB after rooting it which I did prior to encrypting. I guess I'll try that later today.
So thats how moto is going to know if your device is rooted whether its encripted or not, in order to do the 4g uprgrade... hook that ***** up to comp and be bam.
Pretty much defeats the whole purpose of encrypting... you're now just wasting your time putting in passwords.
I hope they fix the whole way the Xoom hooks to a PC. Why they couldn't leave it like the phones are is beyond me. The phones used MSC instead of MTP like the xoom, which is way better supported across the various platforms.
haha thats hilariously horrible. jesus, mght as well not bother encrypting and find some USB input lock on the damn thing.
seriously, a month from now, if there is no updates of any kind on this tablet, im going to beat the hell out of my girlfriend.
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haha thats hilariously horrible. jesus, mght as well not bother encrypting and find some USB input lock on the damn thing.
seriously, a month from now, if there is no updates of any kind on this tablet, im going to beat the hell out of my girlfriend.
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Bah! I lol'd at work reading that.
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Recently had to replace my I9505G Samsung S4, with the same model. Stupid belt clip failed and phone fell off as I was getting off the bus. By the time I noticed it was missing, too late, the OTTERBOX didn't protect it from a bus. So I reordered the same model from Google Play. But not the following USSD Codes aren't working (They worked on previous model.)
#*#*4636*#*#
*#7284#
But the usual one to check IMEI does work.
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baseband: I9505GUECML4
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Recently had to replace my I9505G Samsung S4, with the same model. Stupid belt clip failed and phone fell off as I was getting off the bus. By the time I noticed it was missing, too late, the OTTERBOX didn't protect it from a bus. So I reordered the same model from Google Play. But not the following USSD Codes aren't working (They worked on previous model.)
#*#*4636*#*#
*#7284#
But the usual one to check IMEI does work.
Running KitKat 4.4.2
baseband: I9505GUECML4
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i think it may be a network fault or you can try that sim in another phone and see if those codes are working in another phone or not
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i think it may be a network fault or you can try that sim in another phone and see if those codes are working in another phone or not
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Well I am now able to use the #*#*4636*#*#, but the *#7284# still not working. Reason I want the latter is it lets me force USB Mass Storage instead of MTP.
Will check with carrier and see what I can do.
Had carrier update the IMEI information but still hasn't helped. Really want to be able to access internal SD card as Mass Storage.
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Well I am now able to use the #*#*4636*#*#, but the *#7284# still not working. Reason I want the latter is it lets me force USB Mass Storage instead of MTP.
Will check with carrier and see what I can do.
Had carrier update the IMEI information but still hasn't helped. Really want to be able to access internal SD card as Mass Storage.
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even if you choose anyone ctp or mpt there are both options available phone and storage to copy files brother
I know, trying now to configure mounting under linux. But that option under *#7284# always worked for me, it made the phone immediately recognizable under any OS.
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Well at least I can use adb push to transfer files to my phone.
I have a client who's wife died recently. As with any situation where the spouse dies at home, the police did a full investigation and went through all the computers and phones and the like and returned them to him. He desperately wants to get to the data on the phones, but cannot, as he does not know the PIN code to either. He has tried birthdays for the kids and every other things he can think of. He now only has 9 attempts left to get the PIN right, and fears the data will be lost if he gets it wrong. Is there any way to get to the data on these phones? Obviously we don't want to factory reset and risk losing everything. Any suggestions/ideas for help?
Only 2 ways. One is to use Samsung find my Mobile and the other is to use Google find my Device. Of course you might need to know the email and password. There's no way to bypass the PIN on Android 9 or 10 from the phone itself.
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Only 2 ways. One is to use Samsung find my Mobile and the other is to use Google find my Device. Of course you might need to know the email and password. There's no way to bypass the PIN on Android 9 or 10 from the phone itself.
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So, she never registered the phone with Samsung, so the Samsung Find My Mobile isnt an option.
However, I have logged into the email and used the Google Find My Device. It lists the phone, the service is active, but the Gooogle FMP service says it cannot locate thee phone. Phone is powered on, SIM is inserted, and the service is active, as I can call and text the phone with no issues
If 'smart lock' was enabled, you could go to her favorite places (possibly their home) and the device would automatically unlock itself. The last option is to go to a Samsung service center with all documentation.
Dear Friends,
I want to avoid explaining the whole story behind why I try do unlock the Samsung s10 screen lock - no crime behind. In short: my best friend died and his family ask me to unlock the phone for them. I'm a total noob which is related to rooting phones, modify etc. As I know the phone is not rooted, no knowledge if mtp was enabled, USB Debugging I'm pretty sure also was disabled.
I tried to use " Pattern Password Disable zip " to run from sd-card but no luck. I do not want do factory default as they would like to access the data on the phone. I attach some info from the recovery mode.
Much appreciated for any advice how to proceed to unlock the screen.
If the phone is completely stock (no twrp, no usb debug etc) I'm pretty sure there is no way to disable the lockscreen PIN
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If the phone is completely stock (no twrp, no usb debug etc) I'm pretty sure there is no way to disable the lockscreen PIN
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USB debug is off, twrp also not. Is there at least a chance to get the data back ? Nothing can be installed via the sd-card ?
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USB debug is off, twrp also not. Is there at least a chance to get the data back ? Nothing can be installed via the sd-card ?
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Unfortunately i dont think so and without enabling debugging its gonna make everything way tricky. Let do some searching just remember without root or custom recovery its most luckly a dead end. a screen lock is meant to everything in untill unlocked but dont lose hope Ill be replying to soon with results
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USB debug is off, twrp also not. Is there at least a chance to get the data back ? Nothing can be installed via the sd-card ?
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No. You can try to just turn it on and connect it to the PC via USB and check if the phone grants his memory access to the PC. But I highly doubt since it needs authorization and to do so you must unlock it. I'm sorry but I think you are probably screwed. If there's a way to disable the screen unlock it's an Android's security bug so it is gonna be extremely tricky/hard to exploit and very very few people might know that. Android has reached a really good level of security so you probably won't be able to get any data back.
Sh*** thats not good
what about those adds for 30-40$ for an app which can unlock screen without data loss ? Scam ?
k3raa said:
Sh*** thats not good
what about those adds for 30-40$ for an app which can unlock screen without data loss ? Scam ?
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They will probably ask you to have USB Debug enabled and such, so it is not gonna work, sorry.
Do you have an access to the samsung account and the password of it ?
You have the ability to unlock the phone from the Samsung Account from your pc but you have to log in for that
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Do you have an access to the samsung account and the password of it ?
You have the ability to unlock the phone from the Samsung Account from your pc but you have to log in for that
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No I don't.
Then only thing what I have is wi-fi connectivity between router and the locked phone, enabled nic.
My take, Friend, is if someone wanted others to have access they wouldn't have password protected it or would have put on an unlocked medium.
This thread creeps me out to put it politely.
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My take, Friend, is if someone wanted others to have access they wouldn't have password protected it or would have put on an unlocked medium.
This thread creeps me out to put it politely.
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yes true. But friend died and family want desperate access to it.
Im thinking if phone is on the same wifi - I can generate an apk file in metasploit. Question how to put it on the phone without user interaction ?? hmm
any suggestions
also he was not so clever to enable usb deb. or any custom recovery. so I try my best to get access to it.
so let's not speak about moral behavior - but please help me finding a solution.
thanks.
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also he was not so clever to enable usb deb. or any custom recovery. so I try my best to get access to it.
so let's not speak about moral behavior - but please help me finding a solution.
thanks.
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Greetings. While I offer my condolences regarding your friend, I'm afraid I can not allow this discussion to continue as per XDA Rule #6:
6. Do not post or request warez.
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If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, then pay for it. We do not accept warez nor do we permit members to request, post, promote or describe ways in which warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained or used. This is a site of developers, i.e. the sort of people who create such software. When you cheat a software developer, you cheat us as a community.
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I truly hope you find a solution, through possibly contacting Samsung, or a local phone repair shop in your area. Again my condolences to you and your friends family, and wish you peace and solace in the upcoming days.
Best regards: Badger50
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