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Paul Martin
03-29-2007, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2007/03/26/windows-mobile-6-storage-card-encryption-faq.aspx' target='_blank'>http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile...yption-faq.aspx</a><br /><br /></div>"<b>What if the device and the storage card are both stolen?</b><br />The best practice is to use a PIN or strong password and local wipe to protect the data on the internal flash. Issue a remote wipe via OWA to wipe out the data on a stolen device as soon as possible. In WM6, a local or remote wipe will also wipe any inserted storage card."<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/paul-20070329-mswmblog.jpg" /><br /><br />One of the things I've appreciated in this last development cycle is much more openness through blogs and other communication tools regarding the development of Windows Mobile. In this post, <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/10/27/Introducing-Scyost.aspx#486062">Scott Yost</a> provides an FAQ on <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2007/03/26/windows-mobile-6-storage-card-encryption-faq.aspx">Windows Mobile 6 Storage Card Encryption</a> from key escrow and recovery to the MENC extension.