Thread: [Announce] SMScon (control your device with SMS)
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2012-06-01 , 23:02
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#1172
Originally Posted by Estel View Post
The problem is, that with locked phone, we lesser our chances to retrieve phone - as normal solution for thief - when facing locked phone - is to flash it (or give to someone else to flash). This way, without knowing it, he also get rids of SMSOCN.
My idea is this:

* set a lock code in the settings, but disable autolock (which includes boot-time check)
* at boot time, have smscon check for SIM change
* if known SIM found, enable autolock (if wanted), possibly checking lock code before continuing boot process
* if unknown SIM found, keep locking disabled (if wanted)

* at shutdown, have smscon disable autolock so the lock code is not checked by the system at next boot

A thief, after changing the SIM, would not be asked for the lock code and (hopefully) would not flash the device. We could try to recover it using smscon. Our data is hopefully encrypted and safe.
Does that make any sense?


Originally Posted by Saturn View Post
On the other hand, if the phone can be unlocked by just changing the SIM why did you put the lock code in the first place?
To prevent buddies from tampering with the device while I'm not in the room, for example.
 

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