Device Lock
In case of device theft, Smartphone and Pocket PC provide enhanced protection for data by locking the device and requiring user authentication through a password. Locking the device helps prevents disclosure of sensitive information, such as user credentials, and prevents malicious system modifications that require physical access to the device, such as uploading a virus, modifying system binaries, or tampering with user data.
The device lock activates an ActiveSync lock. The ActiveSync lock enforces an exponential delay after every failed unlock attempt following the first three attempts. The device lock also helps prevent an automated brute-force attack on the ActiveSync lock.
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