> What changed in the Palm-side OS4 code which makes it complain
> that any desktop conduit I use to sync to it is "incompatible"
> with regard to the password and encryption?
Prior to 4.0, the user's password was encrypted using a mechanism which was
reversible: the password wasn't stored in the clear, but it was possible to
turn the hash back into the original input text.
In 4.0, we use a standard one-way hashing algorithm (I forget which), so
both the desktop and the device have to change so they can do the proper
verification of the password.
So if you're on a 4.0 device with a password, you need a 4.0 desktop if you
want to perform a HotSync operation.
-David Fedor
Palm Developer Support
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