On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 22:53 +1300, Nick FitzGerald wrote: > > I believe that at least blackberries have that capability > > (10 bad passwords and wipe). > > That's not strictly a "duress password". > > To me, that term designates a specific feature where a "special > password" is configured such that, if that password is entered > instead > of the "correct" one, the device takes that as an indication to "do > something special". > > In the case of a mobile computing device the "something > special" may be to disable all radio functions (cell, WiFi, BT), > external ports/buses (USB, unused memory card slots, Ethernet, etc), > disable the power switch function and engage a secure overwrite > procedure on all functioning storage devices.
iPhones and iPads can be configured to wipe after 10 tries as well. That's a pretty good description of the actions needed, Nick. --Chris _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
