Comments on: CTIA Explains How to Use Passwords for Your Mobile Device http://blog.ctia.org/2012/03/22/passwords-mobile-device/ The trade association representing the wireless ecosystem. Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Smartphone security Tip - Before You Lose It | AnyGeo - GIS, Maps, Mobile and Social Location Technology http://blog.ctia.org/2012/03/22/passwords-mobile-device/#comment-57650 Smartphone security Tip - Before You Lose It | AnyGeo - GIS, Maps, Mobile and Social Location Technology Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:28:16 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=4745#comment-57650 [...] Lock It. As soon as you get a new smartphone, set a hard to guess password to protect your device and change it on a regular basis. If you don’t know how to set a password here are video and print instructions. [...]

]]> By: How to protect against spam, malware and privacy intrusions on your phone: Plain Dealing | Network Security Software http://blog.ctia.org/2012/03/22/passwords-mobile-device/#comment-30631 How to protect against spam, malware and privacy intrusions on your phone: Plain Dealing | Network Security Software Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:01:57 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=4745#comment-30631 [...] • Lock your phone keypad to protect your phone and the data in it if it’s lost or stolen. Find video instructions for installing a phone password at bit.ly/celllock [...]

]]> By: How to protect against spam, malware and privacy intrusions on your phone ... http://blog.ctia.org/2012/03/22/passwords-mobile-device/#comment-30584 How to protect against spam, malware and privacy intrusions on your phone ... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:16:25 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=4745#comment-30584 [...] • Lock your phone keypad to protect your phone and the data in it if it’s lost or stolen. Find video instructions for installing a phone password at bit.ly/celllock [...]

]]> By: Amy Storey http://blog.ctia.org/2012/03/22/passwords-mobile-device/#comment-27694 Amy Storey Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:32:44 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=4745#comment-27694 Hi Dr. Uhlig - Good question! We took at look at the various operating systems (including Android) and here's what we found.

Android - With Android OS, it depends on the devices and Android OS. In some instances, it's anywhere from 4 times to 12 times. If a user has a Gmail account, the Gmail password may be used to unlock the device. NOTE: Face Unlock Option - Using state-of-the-art facial recognition technology, some Android devices may be unlocked with your smile. A user only needs to turn on the device, look at it and then in. No password is necessary.

BlackBerry - After five failed attempts, users will receive a warning that the next failed attempt will wipe data from BB. Users may set the number of attempt limits. If the password is incorrectly typed in, it can wipe the data on the phone.

iOS (Apple) - After five failed attempts, the iOS device will be disabled for a period of time before the user can try to log-in. After a certain number of unsuccessful attempts, the user must connect the device to the "home" computer to sync it. NOTE: Users may configure the device to erase its data after ten consecutive incorrect password attempts. This setting is "off" by default.

Symbian - Users have five attempts to unlock the device.

Windows - After five consecutive failed attempts, a "hint" will appear on the device and then walks the user through the unlocking process. For Windows 7 OS, after the seventh attempt, users will receive an alert saying the next incorrect attempt will wipe all personal data from the phone.

]]> By: Dr. Ron Uhlig http://blog.ctia.org/2012/03/22/passwords-mobile-device/#comment-27384 Dr. Ron Uhlig Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:10:02 +0000 http://blog.ctia.org/?p=4745#comment-27384 If one sets a PIN or a password on an Android phone, does the software automatically shut down attempts after a certain number of failed attempts. Or, if your phone is stolen, can the thief keep on trying all possible combinations until they find the right one. Obviously, this will affect how long the PIN or password needs to be. But, I have not found anything about how many tries are allowed, or whether access can be shut down for a settable amount of time, before further tries.

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