User’s Guide
7–4
Using Security Features
7. From the
Fail-Safe Settings
screen:
❏
Select the number of attempts you have to answer your
hint question correctly.
❏
Select what the device should do if you fail to answer
your hint question correctly after the associated number
of attempts.
Note:
It is recommended that you select the default,
Pause
before retrying question.
❏
Select whether to keep security after a hard reset.
Note:
It is recommended that you select this option to ensure that
the data stored in your iPAQ Pocket PC remains secure after a
hard reset.
8. Tap
Next.
9. From the
Encryption Settings
screen:
❏
Select the encryption strength.
◆
Lite
is the fastest but least secure algorithm.
◆
Blowfish
is both fast and secure.
◆
Triple DES
and
AES
are the most secure, but AES
encrypts data faster than Triple DES.
Note:
It is recommended that you use the default,
AES.
❏
Select which data you want encrypted. If you select to
have the My Documents folder encrypted, you can also
choose whether to encrypt media files (for example,
audio or video files). Media files often take longer to
encrypt and decrypt than other file types.