What security options are available on the iPAQ Pocket PC h5100 and h5500 series?
Device protection is addressed on the iPAQ Pocket PC in several key areas. In addition to the 4-digit Pin and 8 character alpha numeric Strong Password Authentication option that exists in Pocket PC 2003, HP has integrated a biometric fingerprint reader on the iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 Series. This allows a user to easily authenticate themself to the device using their unique fingerprint, or a combination of a PIN and/or Password and/or fingerprint. The user simply selects a finger, or fingers, to be enrolled and swipes the finger across the reader on the face of the device to enroll and when prompted to authenticate themselves. Without an enrolled quality fingerprint and/or password, the user will not be able to logon to the device, helps prevent unauthorized use of the iPAQ Pocket PC and access to data stored on the iPAQ. Users can select how many unsuccessful attempts can be made before an unauthorized user must reset the device, thereby removing all data stored. In addition to the Biome
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