Password on Palm offers scarcely protection
The Security Application in the Palm Operating System offers to fit the possibility a 'system lockout' closed. When this position called in is, cannot with the Palm worked become until the correct password imported becomes. The password position can uses become also to fence particular truces off.
However, there is a 'back-door' present through which it really possible is by screened information to come. That appeared Suspend from investigation of @. The 'back-door' is a standard application with which the possible is export truce to debuggen and data bass to manage. The position can uses become to get a gotten jammed Palm defense at the talk.
In principle is this back-door only intended for the debuggen of applicaties. But he can uses be protected is also when the system by means of a password. If one is once in the system, then can data bass consulted become and removed become programs installed and.
By the data on the Palm to come, is a computer, lead to telegraph lines a serile and knowledge of the Palm OS necessary. everybody that this has can in principle by the information on the PDA come, says Chris Wysopal of @Suspend against MSNBC. The data its actual alone safe for intruders that not further seek and no trouble do in to come.
More detailed information about the protections problem of Palm OS is to be found Suspend on @.