Indeed. My first reaction to the "advisory" was "duh". There is a product out there (available at PalmGear.com, I believe) called Sword that lets you unlock your Palm again if you forget your password... and its been around for as long as I remember (from my early days with my Palm Pilot Personal).
---------- Bradly J. Barton - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jenies Technologies Incorporated (972) 602-1835 http://www.JTI.net http://PalmInHand.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Lippincott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 10:21 AM Subject: Re: @stake Advisory: PalmOS Password Retrieval and Decoding (A092600- 1) > a) who isn't aware of the weak security on the Palm? I noticed it the day I > opened my PalmPilot Pro. Those agencies that require data securty use 3rd > party applications to secure or encrypt data on the Palm and not a button to > 'hide' private records. > > b) Why do they have to make their 'announcment' sound like the sky is > falling? > > What it really amounted to was a scare ad. I'd have a little more respect > for a company that doesn't hit me with a baseball bat before asking me to > purchase (or just use) their product. (IMHO) > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
