Hello guys,
I have a question to topic I found none information of on the internet. The files for your fingerprint on the iPhone are stored on an internal chip. Apple guarantees they don't have any access to these biometrical data nor they have a backup on their servers. But what is about the S8. If setup my Iris scanner or the fingerprint reader, does the S8 transfer these data to the samsung servers or are they online saved on my personal phone??
I believe, and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, when we sign up for Samsung to create an account, it uploads a copy to their secure site to store a copy of the info (iris, fingerprint, etc) to compare against. Also, there is probably a copy of that same info stored under KNOX on your phone. I don't have hard info on this, so please correct if I'm incorrect.
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I am looking for some good security software to protect the confidential information on my Wizard. Basically I'm looking for something that can encrypt the SD card and the My Documents folder on the phone (preferably on the fly while I'm writing or reading the file) and also something that can remote lock / wipe the SD card and phone. I am not connected to an Exchange server so it will have to be a stand alone app.
Can anyone give suggestions of apps they are using and are happy with. I'm looking for something reliable. So far I've come across
Remote lock / wife software
RemoteProtect
mSafe
MobileSky Eraser
Encryption software
SplashID (Not really what I want but it looks useful to have too?)
SecuBox
FileBarricador
Any comments / suggestions welcome.
I use remote protect on my wizard. It sends info to another cell via text when a new sim has been inserted. It can be configured to wipe the whole phone and shut it down if the phone is lost or stolen. I've tested this using my friends sim card, and it sent a text message with the new sim card phone number listed, to my secondary number. So I had the phone number right there of who had my phone. I don't remember, but it may have also sent the imei number as well. It sits on your device and on your home pc (or work or whatever). From the pc you send a message to kill the device. From the device, if an incorrect password is entered when a new sim is inserted, it locks the phone out completely until the correct password is entered. I have gone in via active-sync and gone to Windows/StartMenu/Programs and deleted the icon, so if it is lost or stolen, it is not seen listed as remote protect in the programs. As for encrypting, don't use it, can't help you.
Thanks. I'll give RemoreProtect a try.
Just need to find something to encrypt some folders on the SD card and the device.
FreeOTFE4PDA for mobile device encryption
sunseaker said:
I am looking for some good security software to protect the confidential information on my Wizard. Basically I'm looking for something that can encrypt the SD card and the My Documents folder on the phone (preferably on the fly while I'm writing or reading the file) and also something that can remote lock / wipe the SD card and phone. I am not connected to an Exchange server so it will have to be a stand alone app.
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FreeOTFE and FreeOTFE4PDA are the best you can get for encryption - it encrypts everything you store on your SD card, and there's a PC version do you can run it on your desktop as well as mobile device
Download from: http://www.FreeOTFE.org/
any application which i can use to store passwords, bank details etc in an encrypted format?
preferably free...because most phones already have such apps
What about KeePassPPC ?
It's free and works fine on X1.
Here is the homepage and download link.
Some applications store sensitive information and have internet access. For example, there are apps that ask for your Google account to back up SMS messages or access Google Reader.
I'd like to know that my password is only going to Google and not to some third party server database as well. Paranoid, yeah. But if someone gets your Google account they could practically have free reign on your life with password resets and the like.
Is there a way to monitor this traffic, or maybe even a sort of firewall app that notifies you when a secure data string is being sent over the net?
(On a related note, I can't believe Google hasn't provided a secure way to authenticate without forcing developers to ask for login information yet)
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When i try to open Excel password protected file nothing happening. Do you have information how i can make it ?
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When i try to open Excel password protected file nothing happening. Do you have information how i can make it ?
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Hi,
I believe that you cannot do this on the standard Mobile Office product that comes with the HD2. Documents to Go says that it does this (at a cost). The web site is at:
http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/winmobile/dxtgwms_comparison.html
An internet search (or perhaps even a search of this site) might uncover other apps for you.
I guess it depends on if you are creating the original password protected file on your computer or not (encrypted memory card with password authetication on your device may mean that you don't feel you need to store password protected files on your device - Office password protection is not diffucult to crack anyway).
Regards.
Hi,
does anyone knows what is the most secure way to store sensitive information in application? Because using internal storage and shared preferences is vulnerable if person who want that information have a rooted phone.
Case is that I have some kind of activation code which needs to be stored somewhere inside the phone (not on server) for further communication and authentication with server side, that code needs to be secured and not available to other apps and users, even on a rooted phone. Also, user can not be bothered with additional verification (he enters the PIN code when he enters the application and send that code to the server side for authentication) .
Bottom line, is there a secure way to store something and to be secure that it will remain hidden, even on a rooted phone?
To be honest, i'm not sure it is completely possible to hide it from rooted users. The only thing I could think was to use a hardware ID and base64 encrypt your activation code while salting it with a hardware ID. Then have your app decrypt and send the activation code to the server when it needs it. It will still be able to be found but the code will be encrypted and someone would need to know what the salt is to be able to decrypt it which would take decompiling your app.