Good password lock folder program?
 

Hello all

Did a search for this (probably a poor one) but didn't really come up with exactly what I was looking for.

I've finally gotten around to adding a card to my TP2 and now with real memory space I have uploaded a lot of stuff to it, but I would also like to upload all my work documents to it too.

But some of them are pretty sensitive if they were to fall into the wrong hands like if the phone got stolen or lost or something.

So I was wondering if there were any good programs out there that might password lock a folder?

It doesn't have to hide it, in fact I wouldn't want it too else it would be just that much harder for me to find.

I just want it require a password for accessing the folder and then allow normal access to any files in it after that.

I guess it would also have to not allow any files in that folder to be opened from some type of previously opened or find it in this folder thing of a program such as Word or Adobe

Thanks for any help

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

you should set encryption of the sd card via settings then... and set a pin to access your phone. this way if you lose it or someone gets the card it will only be readable from your phone and not just any computer. if you do use encryption you will only be able to access the sd card from your computer via the phone though.

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=1465108

This is another thread with same info. I made some suggestions (too long to repeat here).

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

Yeah I saw where there was a encryption for the card and maybe I'm wrong about this but won't that slow down any data transfer.

I know this may sound silly considering my post but I spent the extra bucks and got a 16g class six card so I could get the top speed out of this device and if every time I write or read something to it and it has go though a encryption process, if it sows that down thats kinda defeating the purpose of that.

Next if someone gets access to my phone some how which I'm sure if they want to getting around the pins wouldn't be that hard to do, then once they do, they have access to this info.

Plus and again this may sound contradictory to my post but I really don't feel there is really that much of a need for a PIN to turn on the phone, that would mean I would have deal with that every time I turned on the phone when its really not needed.

Outside of just this one folder theres really no need for any added security as if the phone is ever lost or stolen I can just cancel it.

Then if there is a folder that is locked on it that they try to get to via a card reader, they would still need to program to do that so they still wouldn't have access to it.

Not that your suggestions aren't good ideas but finding just a program that can password protect one folder is really the best of all worlds for me.

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

i would go with whiteblazers solution then.

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

Um.. check out my suggestion in the link I gave you. In summary, you can use PocketRAR to contain your sensitive files/folders, and then password protect that RAR file. You can open and browse that RAR file (after entering the password) in File Explorer.

On a related note, there are some apps that if your phone is lost/stolen, you can send a secret sms to the phone, and it will hard reset the phone, and you can also wipe the SD card.

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

mmmm compressing it and password protecting the compressed file it is kinda close but thats not really what I'm looking for.

I know what you mean about accessing it but in most compressed files I have found, that access is kinda limited as its not really meant to work like what I'm describing.

But thanks for the suggestion.

I have done some searching on the internet for this so I know there are a bunch of program out there, and actually there are really almost to many.

So I was kinda hoping there might be a accepted standard or best of the best as there typically is for so many other programs.

Thanks

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

It's kind of a cheat to do it this way, but works exactly how you want. Once you enter the password, you can browse & open the files just like in File Explorer. But whatever way you want.

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

I'm actually interested in this along with the OP. I've had a bad experience with using the sd encryption where my card is either unreadable after flashing a new rom or it was wiped totally. I'll check back on this post.

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

Have you looked at Resco Explorer, it allows you to encrypt individual folders.

http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/explorer/indepth.asp

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

I had the droid for a while and there was an app in the market called picture vault (I think) it worked great, did exactly what I wanted.
you just selected the "sensitive" pics and clicked add to vault then when you wanted to access them you entered a code and there they were.
Iv yet to find an app for windows mobile that works like that,\
but if anyone knows of one point me to it

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

I posted this in another thread I'll do it again here. Take a look at this app:

http://www.hfrmobile.com/app_CCrryyppttoo_T1/index.htm

It's a very simple freeware app to encrypt files on your ppc. I've used it before and it works. :mrgreen:

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

That does looks like a good one but let me ask, does it only work on a file per file basis or can it do entire folders?

And then as well, if it does, once you have entered the PW for that folder does it then allow you to navigate and open any file in or past that in any further subdirectories?

The reason I ask is that I seem to be finding either or. I found one program, (see below) that will do folders but then even when you PW the folder, every file or folder past that needs the PW to be opened as well. As you could imagine this could get real impractical real fast.

Then so far the only other thing I see are single file encryption programs like this one.

Thanks

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

Thanks for this Wesley. Just to ask though so I'm sure I understand this correctly, so I would use Resco to navigate to a folder, I guess do a pen hold on it maybe or use the menu once it was highlighted, and click for that folder to be encrypted and give it a PW.

Then in the regular explorer if I went to it or in using any program to find that folder, if I then tried to open it, I would be asked for that PW and then once given, would be allowed to continue?

Again and kinda like I asked above, once in that folder I would be allowed to navigate and open any sub-folder or file without being asked for the PW again?

Thanks

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

Just to note on this topic has a few have posted that they are looking for something too, here are a few programs I found last night. Note, these are not in any particular order of any kind of useage review.


Synorate File Locker v1.0 for Windows Mobile
http://www.synorate.com/index.php?site=Home

This program looks almost like exactly what I want in that at least it will do entire folders but as I mentioned above, I read where it also makes every file and subdirectory after that require a PW to open too, which is kinda impractical if you are going to be doing a lot of navigating.


Best Crypto for Windows Mobile 6 Professional (Pocket PC) version 2.00
http://wm6-pro-software.smartphoneware.com/crypto.php

This program looks nice to and even has a freeware PC version that supposedly can open the encrpited file with the PW.

The only thing is I don’t know if it will do a whole folder an PW that folder and all its contents, as it seems to work on a file per file basis.

One other little knock which I suppose it irrelevant but they spelled the name of the program wrong, the word Professional is not spelled, Proffesional, but who knows, perhaps then meant to do that.


Pocket Secure v5
http://www.totalpocketpc.com/ps5web/6.html

This program is really a whole host of security features but it does include an encryption part but again, I think this is only on a file per file basis.

Lot of other complicated stuff that I’m not looking for though that kinda makes this one un-attractive.


Then there was this page which listed quite a few
http://www.pocketpccentral.net/software/security.htm

But it seems most of them were not for WM6, and even for 5 for that matter.

But there is one, Skb Mobile Safety Suite (All in One) 2.02, that looks kinda interesting. It even has quite a lot of other sensitive info locking too.

Will have to look more into this one.

Thanks

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

Yep, its locked down with a password. to be honest I have lost a few documents because I have forgotten passwords. there is a desktop eddition with it to. it has a fully functional trial so you can test drive it to.

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Thanks again Wesley but just to ask I think again, can this do this only on a file per file basis for can it do it to a folder that contains a bunch of files and sub-folders and then once if that password is cleared for that folder, any of those files or sub-folders are freely navigate-able and able to be opened without a PW prompt again?

Also how are files navigated to, to be opened by a program handled, are they completely able to be navigated to but then when a attempt to open them is made, you are then prompted for a password?

Sorry to ask so much.

Thanks

Re: Good password lock folder program?
 

Honestly only use it once and a while and its just for folders, they have a free trial and my best sugestion is download it and play with it to see if it will meet your needs.