Locking data

Hi,

Can anyone provide insights on locking data in Windows CE similar
concept to that of HDLock that is able to lock access to the laptop even
then it was stolen for data security reasons.

The following is an excerpt from HDLock,
" Based on two-factor authentication and the government-standard 128-bit
advanced encryption algorithm, HDLockT uses a USB A-Key®, along with a
personal password, to act as the key to the notebook. The hard drive remains
encrypted and inaccessible at system boot up, hibernation or shut down to
anyone but the owner of the unique A-Key® and password. HDLockT is essential
for businesses that want to protect that sensitive personal and corporate
data that may be vulnerable to copy, removal or modification if a user's
notebook is lost, stolen or left unattended."


thanks,
lois

Tony
Mon Oct 31 13:05:34 CST 2005

I recently looked around for a USB Key solution for Windows CE 4.2 that
would have been used for a different purpose but could have used
hardware similar to what you are looking for. What I found was that very
few vendors supported WinCE. Matrix in Germany was looking to port their
code to CE, but was having a lot of problems. The iButton software from
Dallas Semiconducter was usable with an open-source USB driver, so it
could be ported to CE, but after looking at it I decided to take an
alternate approach as it is based on NT's driver model (something I'm
not familiar with). I also had a brief conversation with DESKey in the
UK (des.co.uk) but we didn't have large enough volumes for them to port
their USB solution. They do have CE experience, though.

Once you have a solution for reading the key data from the USB key, you
will still need to modify your filesystem code, or write a filter, to
perform the encryption/decryption.

In my opinion, this is a significant task from start to finish.

Good luck.

Lois wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone provide insights on locking data in Windows CE similar
> concept to that of HDLock that is able to lock access to the laptop even
> then it was stolen for data security reasons.
>
> The following is an excerpt from HDLock,
> " Based on two-factor authentication and the government-standard 128-bit
> advanced encryption algorithm, HDLockT uses a USB A-Key®, along with a
> personal password, to act as the key to the notebook. The hard drive remains
> encrypted and inaccessible at system boot up, hibernation or shut down to
> anyone but the owner of the unique A-Key® and password. HDLockT is essential
> for businesses that want to protect that sensitive personal and corporate
> data that may be vulnerable to copy, removal or modification if a user's
> notebook is lost, stolen or left unattended."
>
>
> thanks,
> lois
>
>


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