Saturday, 22 of September of 2007
The Palm like tool of hacker (and VIII): security and coding
In order to finalize this series of posts dedicated to the use of our Palm like tool of hacking, we will see some tools of security to protect, as much the equipment as the data that contains, of possible attacks.
- CryptoPad is a replacement for the application Notes that come by defect in PalmOS. It adds Blowfish encryption to notes, avoiding so whatever it accedes to the Palm them it can read. The program also has a complement for the PC, and so to publish kept notes it will be easier.
Cryptopad adds coding to our Notes
- CCrypt also allows us to base texts, in this case using the algorithm IDEA. The based text copy to the paper holder, of where it we will be able to stick in a Note or document that we want. In order to decipher it, simply we will have to copy the text to the paper holder from a program, and it will decipher it to CCrypt.
- If what we want is to maintain a series of archives in our Palm well safe, nothing better than to create a virtual unit encriptada with the CryptDrive program, del that already we spoke in another occasion.
- GridLock controls the access to the Palm by means of a grid of 5x5 squares, that it replaces to the field of the password. Instead of a key word, now it will be necessary to know the drawing that we have chosen to unblock the apparatus. This method makes more express the authorized access that to have to write a word whenever we ignite the Palm.
Gridlock replaces the password with a drawing in a grid
- Craddle Robber does not protect our data but the Palm to the complete one. Its objective is that they do not rob it to us while we left it loading in the pedestal: if somebody disconnects the Palm of the pedestal while it is loading, after seconds it will begin to sound an alarm and all the bellboys will block themselves, until a password of unfreezing is introduced correctly or it becomes to put the Palm in the pedestal. If the password is not introduced, will continue sounding until the battery is run out. In addition, hard and soft reset are blocked whereas the alarm is sounding.
- Since we have already seen in multiple occasions, the security of our systems depends completely on the election of a good password. I make reference to post previous where we have seen as our Palm could help us to choose good passwords, and also remember them of safe way. In order to increase the options, also I recommend to prove ALP (Account Login Password), that counts on a complement for the PC like Keyring.
Craddle Robber will avoid that they rob our Palm when is loading
Keyring is a complete manager of passwords
- Nevertheless, the method more surely to protect our PDA is, without a doubt, Thumb Scan, a program that the digital track in the touch screen recognizes, allowing therefore the access only to its owner. The unique problem is that… it is a joke, but is very well to make an impression to the friendly.
Finally recognition of digital track in the Palm
With this chapter dedicated to the security and based it concludes this series of posts dedicated to the Palm like tool of hacker. I hope that there are shortage new utilities for your Palm, that since we have seen day after day, is an authentic tool multipurpose.
By: Tricks
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Wow that excellent series of posts! I enchant the application of the digital track… but jejejeje then does not work to me does not recognize my track
Soon posteare these excellent entrances in my blog. Greetings.
Thank you very much MrAnderson. I am enchanted of you have found which them of interest.
I will continue looking for to see if there is a program really of digital recognition.
Ajajaja, what chulada the application of the track, you remain the world yet!
The one that I have liked more is the GridLock, I am going to have to prove it…
As always, another excellent post, Marks, without spirit to make the ball, this one series of them I am liking much.
Thanks!
Saludote!
It goes, thank you very much Went, was fear of aburriros so many with the same subject, I am glad of that has not been thus
Those that is had boring must say it to me also, or not I will never know
Since it pledges is necessary to say to a subject del that they want to read here 
Thumb Scan that application is brilliant and but the serious thing if it really worked, and Gridlock the use already for enough a long time with good resulatados, but the application that conocia was not Craddle Robber and that is the one that I like then when loading my LD in to my I leave it work with but fear that desire by that one of which she does not return to see in a negligence jejeje it
Marks, you request since it I leave my particular opinion you: The series was very good, and in some post you rescued some jewels that never had seen in all months trastear and prove programs, but also note that in fact the amount of software that exist as “tool to hacker” for palm is not very abundant, and you had to hechar hand of some “filling”, that is to mention programs that, beyond which they are useful or no, did not go too much with the thematic one in himself. In any case it was a compilation wonderful, worthy to aim in the favorites of all that one that has one palm, although personally I was disappointed much with Palm and I went dark alongside. >:)
The “dark side” is taking control of the market to exaggerated steps, whereas on the part of Palm already Treo range only renews, and even so have equivalents with Windows Mobile, in the other companies are leaving true wonders teléfono pda bluetooth wifi gps based on WM.
It is a pity because itself thinking that in the day to day it is more productive PalmOS than Windows Mobile. I itself innocently waiting for the arrival of ALP or what they are going to remove that renew to PalmOS, but the truth am that they are being delayed too much, and I fear for the success of the new operating system.
With respect to the applications of “filling”, more than for want of ideas which happened it is that I found applications interesting that it was not going to be able to put in another one post only for them, and gave pain to leave them me without mentioning, so I was useful. I do not know as it is the market of similar applications for Windows Mobile, but it seems to me that the one of PalmOS is quite completito. I only fear that the platform give ins and every day the applications are more and older for want of updates.
I am with you, Marks; also itself waiting for ALP and to that Palm puts the batteries with new devices. And not only I speak of smartphones, what little would cost to them to return to the PDAs, the truth. Certainly there is much people who are contented with her moving body and she only wants a PDA.
By all means that are wonders with WM, but the day to day with these devices “Windows” finishes by convencerte of which he is not most optimal (you hang, all-consuming of battery, lack of certain utilities…).
We cannot want everything to it in the same device, each of them is so it is. We cannot want that they do of everything and that the battery lasts much and costs little. I believe that is impossible, in PalmOS, WM and Linux.
We hope that ALP can really use those “old” programs of PalmOS and that with time all can be migrated easily to the new platform.
If no we know, it clearly…