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Posted by Harold Fuchs on February 9, 2008, 4:48 am
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> andy M wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> with much sadness I have been forced to retire my PalmOS Clie and move
>> to an HTC Touch running WM6. I used my palm as a PDA a lot and im
>> looking to replace some of the functionality I had with WM software.
>> Does anyone have suggestions for:
>>
>> 1) A Password safe - Ive been using Zetetic "Strip" which was
>> perfect . I need to be able to store passwords and CC numbers and PINs
>> etc. An accompanying windows desktop app would be cool but not
>> essential
>>
> Call me paranoid but I would avoid any password manager that is freeware.
>
> Imagine a criminally minded hacker builds in a routine in their freeware
> password app to "phone home" the contents of the database when the PDA is
> synced with the desktop computer. Imagine all your CC numbers, PINs,
> PayPal passwords etc in the hands of hackers! Bear in mind also (at least
> in the UK) that you would be responsible for all losses if your CC/bank
> card PINS were compromised in this way.
>
> I would only go with a product made by a well established reputable
> software house. Too much at stake. I know most freeware products are
> probably reputable but I'm unwilling to take that chance with so much at
> risk.
>
> BTW I keep my passwords on my desktop computer in a pgp encrypted text
> file :)
The Open Source movement makes this whole argument nonsense. You can obtain
the source code and examine it. You don't have merely to believe that the
[object] code you are running is the same as the [source] code you are
viewing - just recompile your [vetted] copy of the source code, after
removing all the black-hat code if you like, and use the result.
Try KeePass at
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-keepass-ppc-v0-4-5.html It's
free and open source.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you ...
No, I have no affiliation to the Open Source movement or to the makers of
KeePass.
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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