Random keyboards could increase protection for smartphones

To compensate for a too easy for data from a smartphone, a company has developed an application that would confuse potential thieves .

For now , all data accessible from smartphones(Lenovo A850) and tablets will oppose a mere obstacle to access it: a four-digit security code . It seems very little in view of the degree of confidentiality that may have the information therein . If it is not possible to increase the complexity of passwords, or to limit the number of attempts to enter the CodeScrambler application provides a way to avoid the prying eyes are too easily capture the short combination . Indeed , the application displays a random keyboard on the smartphone which aims to divert potential thief.
A random keypad to enter the PIN code

For indeed to unlock a smartphone, malicious people usually try , prior to flight , to distinguish an individual PIN code when it on tape . Another technique fingerprints on the screen can also indicate the keys most commonly used . CodeScrambler therefore can replace the keyboard usual release a keyboard with numbers randomly each time the device is tued on again . Only problem with this tool , however : it is proposed by the platform Cyndia store is not officially recognized by Apple. To get there, so you have to " jailbreak " the device , that is to say making changes that allow you to bypass the restrictions set by the operating system . If this is not illegal , the manufacturer declares that this act will void the warranty of the device and makes it more likely to be contaminated by malicious devices.
Apple working on a more efficient solution

Apple still does not offer a solution to this problem. But everything suggests that the company would work in this area and will certainly be able to provide a fingerprint reader in its future versions . At the bottom of the smartphone(Lenovo P780) or tablet , it will verify the identity of the user. The acquisition of AuthenTec in July 2012 for 356 million dollars ( 274 million euros) confirms this desire to work in this field. Indeed , the latter specializes in security software for PCs and mobile. She also works on projects of digital sensors . The issue of home screens is not only safe : it is also financial . This can be seen with the initiative Locket which allows users to pay each time they unlock their mobiles.