CHAPTER 4. KASPERSKY
DATASAFE FOR POCKET PC
Kaspersky DataSafe for Pocket PC is designed to secure information, stored on
PDAs running the Pocket PC operating system, against unsanctioned access
and viewing. The protection is implemented through data encryption.
Kaspersky DataSafe for Pocket PC will:
•
Create special
encrypted files
in the PDA’s memory
for storing confi-
dential information. A special “mounting” procedure is used to write more
information to an encrypted file or access encrypted data.
•
Open encrypted files
created on other PDAs. If you know the password
for an encrypted file that was created on another PDA, you can copy this
file to your PDA, open it, and then handle it as a file created on your PDA.
•
Mount encrypted files as volumes
to view information stored in them.
Mounting requires password-based authentication. In the file structure of
your PDA, mounted volumes are handled in the same way as memory
cards and network drives. Mounted volumes can be treated as normal
folders: their contents can be saved and modified.
•
Disconnect (Unmount) mounted volumes
. After you finish working with
data on a mounted volume, you are advised to unmount it from the PDA
file structure. Your data will be encrypted and access to it will be impossi-
ble without knowing the file's password.
4.1. Starting the application
To launch Kaspersky DataSafe for Pocket PC:
On the taskbar of your PDA, click
Start
, point to
Programs
, and then se-
lect
Kaspersky Security.
The application main window will open (see
Figure 11).
