Sorry about that being utterly and totally scatterbrained...
Basically, I'm saying that security = good, but unusable security = bad.
People change their passwords, they do odd characters...you have
to anticipate this kind of action. It's one of those support headaches
that go hand in hand with any kind of security. The key is just to
lessen the chance of the user having problems without sacrificing
security. You'll get a better market, anyway, if you keep it simple
and easy for people, like PalmLock was.
-Rus
>Not really. Being able to pop the system boards don't really make
>your app any more secure. Neither does using Graffiti, really.
>Basically, it comes down to: Do you want your client to curse your
>name repeatedly because they keep making Q's instead of O's and they
>can't tell which letter they're getting wrong? If a person doesn't
>want people to see what buttons they're pushing, then why not just
>turn down the contrast? I'm not knocking your app, there's a reason
>why Palm originally felt it was important to put a security app in
>there, but usability is a pretty important thing. If you struggle
>with your password long enough, someone is bound to watch your graffiti
>strokes. I'm just saying that if you block Graffiti and the system
>keyboard at that screen (by filtering out events) you can use an on
>screen keyboard (Instead of the alternative, which basically means
>hacking the system keyboard), and if you want extra keys, just use
>another form. And I'll assure you, you CAN enter a "real" password
>and have "real" security. =)
>
>-Rus
>
>>Are you all telling me to compromise security just because
>>people don't want
>>to learn how to do Grafitti? What about making a password of
>>letters/numbers you actually can remember to get right each time?
>>
>
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