now thats a can of worms...

Yup. Sucks to be him! Tip for the future: "don't forget your password."

Honestly, I can't see how someone forgot their password for something as commonly used as a screen-lock. That's why I agree that it's a scam.

And about backups: "You don't convince people to take periodic backups. Repeated tragic data loss convinces people to take periodic backups." So hopefully he's been convinced to make periodic backups.

I forgot my password because I never used it, and I don't usually use all-number passwords, so it wasn't some that I had memorized. If you'd like me to post pics of the packaging or whatever, I'll do it, but that really wouldn't help anyone and it would just keep me from my n810 that much longer.

qwerty12: I'm sorry, I just got back from work, so I guess I was about an hour late on that dl. Any way I could get you to repost it?

qwerty12: please do not post that kind of cracker tool here.

Way way way too late for that. (pentesting thread, aircrack-ng, not to mention my numerous other posts on doing the same albeit from a booted system).

Besides, I don't call it cracking when the code is stored in plaintext .

The major navicore cracking thread still exists.

@tron

I'll reupload tomorrow with the same conditions and after that, the file WILL not be coming back even if you miss it again.

there are legitimate uses and requirements for these kind of apps and workarounds.

the open source heart in me says post all the information we have on the devices.
one side of me is nervous incase my machine is nicked and used against me says no.

i think if the software is obtained legitimately and the methods are publicly documented then why should we stop qwerty from walking through the process?

it might actually benefit one of us at a later date.

security is a double edged sword...

I don't know why I find this somehow different than the other tools you listed, but I'm really not one to talk; I don't use a security code. I also usually keep no unique data on my tablet; this has been changing lately as I experiment with note taking tools... especially liqbase and maemopad+, since the notes & sketches are saved in a proprietary format.

heh qole, i agree on the data side.
My nokia is my very personal diary now and theres notes on it which I would not want anyone to have.

you are right that they are proprietary (though open), and this will likely not change, but I will ensure there is a valid export format in the next release and that the current (very simple) format is fully documented.

thanks a bunch, qwerty