Thursday, March 29, 2007
Windows Mobile 6 Storage Card Encryption FAQ
Posted by Paul Martin in "ARTICLE" @ 05:00 AM
"What if the device and the storage card are both stolen?
The best practice is to use a PIN or strong password and local wipe to protect the data on the internal flash. Issue a remote wipe via OWA to wipe out the data on a stolen device as soon as possible. In WM6, a local or remote wipe will also wipe any inserted storage card."
One of the things I've appreciated in this last development cycle is much more openness through blogs and other communication tools regarding the development of Windows Mobile. In this post, Scott Yost provides an FAQ on Windows Mobile 6 Storage Card Encryption from key escrow and recovery to the MENC extension.
The best practice is to use a PIN or strong password and local wipe to protect the data on the internal flash. Issue a remote wipe via OWA to wipe out the data on a stolen device as soon as possible. In WM6, a local or remote wipe will also wipe any inserted storage card."
One of the things I've appreciated in this last development cycle is much more openness through blogs and other communication tools regarding the development of Windows Mobile. In this post, Scott Yost provides an FAQ on Windows Mobile 6 Storage Card Encryption from key escrow and recovery to the MENC extension.
