Comments on: The ‘Security Timer Reset’ permission

By: Ch0pstick

Ch0pstick — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:31:04 +0000

Yes, because the only indication the device has to auto lock itself is the Security Timer. Once the timer counts down, it locks. If the timer keeps getting reset, it will never reach 0 and hence will not lock. End user locking is still possible though. I manually lock my device, without waiting for the autolock — it's just habit.

By: Good

Good — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:22:52 +0000

This is a very useful information I think. Thanks. Let me make sure if I'm understood correctly. So are you saying that if a third party application gets installed and if it changed the security timer(allowed), there's a chance that the device could not be locked up again, even if it is set through option-password?

By: Chirashi Security | Mice, Permissions and a Solution?

Chirashi Security | Mice, Permissions and a Solution? — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:14:17 +0000

[...] You’re not sure your “Security Timer Reset” permission is set to “Allow”. If it is, then any application can render your screen lockout useless. [...]