On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 02:45:06PM -0500, Michael Carbone wrote: > On 02/14/2014 01:54 PM, Nathan Freitas wrote: > > On 02/14/2014 12:06 PM, Jack Murphy wrote: > >> > >> I've considered buying an android smartphone, but I've held off in > >> the past because the max password length was a crackable mere 16 > >> characters in length. > >> > >> Does anyone here who's running Jelly Bean know what that max > >> password length for device encryption is these days? > > > > I believe the screen lock is still 16 but you can change (if rooted) > > to a different (longer?) password for the full disk encryption/boot > > password. > > > > See this post: > > http://nelenkov.blogspot.com/2012/08/changing-androids-disk-encryption.html > > > > and this app: > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nick.cryptfs.passwdmanager&hl=en > > > > I can do more testing in the coming week and let you know. > > > > +n > > > Yeah with cryptfs I can confirm that the boot/disk encryption password > can be longer than 16. > > Michael > > -- > Michael Carbone > Manager of Tech Policy & Programs > Access | https://www.accessnow.org > > GPG: 0x81B7A13E > Fingerprint: 25EC 1D0F 2D44 C4F4 5BEF EF83 C471 AD94 81B7 A13E > > Join us at RightsCon Silicon Valley, March 3-5 > https://www.rightscon.org > > -- > tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change other settings go to > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
Oh, thanks so much guys. Really appreciate the info. Jack -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
