Splash ID: should you store your bank, credit card and password information on a BlackBerry?
One of the featured items in the October 2006 IT BlackBerry newsletter is a piece of software from the same company that makes SplashPhoto (which I just blogged about) called Splash ID. The article describes Splash ID as software that allows you to store information
"... including user names, passwords and credit card, calling card and bank account numbers -- in a secure Blowfish encrypted format that you can access quickly on your BlackBerry device or desktop computer."Now I'm all for the secure storage of this stuff, but what happens if you lose your BlackBerry? Can anyone else access your most personal information 'easily'? I don't mean to pull a Bruce Schneier on these guys, but can someone who has actually used the product explain how your data is protected if you misplace or lose your BlackBerry? Looks to me like a single password controls access to all of your information.
November 07, 2006 in Reviews, Software, Tips by ajohnson
Comments
Am I confused or isn't that the basic purpose of the password keeper on the BB? Is this supposed to be more secure?
Posted by: James on November 7, 2006 10:34 AM
Well I would suggest you password protect your BB and then it would take two passwords to get into your BB, and that is why for the security worrysome folks having your BB on BES is better so a kill pill - aka wipe of data can be sent if you lose it.
Posted by: Stinsonddog on November 8, 2006 12:34 AM
>Am I confused or isn't that the basic purpose of the password keeper on the BB? Is this supposed to be more secure?
Yes, this is the basic purpose of password keeper, but this simple application does not allow to synchronize the information with your Desktop.
I use MiniSafe Desktop to store personal information on my BB ... I can't remember all the different generated passwords I use.
Posted by: Thomas Einwaller on November 21, 2006 11:58 AM