I have searched and can't find anything. So I am throwing it out there to the guru's at large, I have found out if it can be done, someone on here has a solution.. so my question is, is there a way to lock/secure pictures or video on a file or save to memory card? Kinda what the password keeper does but only for pictures? Anyone?
I would like to put a password on my pictures so no one else cans see
Last edited by berryloud; 09-02-09 at 11:00 PM.
Reason: clarification
I don't know about encryption, but I have pics and videos that are not ummm, kid friendly lol. Kids use my phone sometimes and I didn't want them to see it so I downloaded bbfilescout and moved everything to a different folder on the media card and then hide the folder. The pics and vids won't be pulled up with media now. Have to go in to explorer and make the files visible from there. Not protected, but no one will see them unless they take the time to search through hidden files.
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Hidden Folders are the only kidsafe solution I can think of, use the file explorer in the Media app. From the menu key, choose explore, then in the explorer, from the menu choose show hidden. Select a file or folder (better a folder) and using the menu key, select properties and set or remove the hidden attribute.
This will not hide the files from all apps, as some third party apps and file browsers do not actually hide the hidden files, but RIM apps do all obey this flag.
There are now two issues happening in this thread.
One: How do I protect files on my blackberry from unauthorised access.
Two: How do I protect files on my blackberry from authorised access.
Number One is easy. Set a password and turn on media card encryption. From that point on, without the password, the phones internal memory is protected, and the files created on memorycard/mediacard cannot be accessed without that handset, a password, or both.
Number Two is harder. The BB OS assumes that an authorized user has access to most everything, and doesn't bother with protecting files or contacts, or memos when the phone is unlocked.
Been looking through encryption and security apps in my spare time today. WINMO has quite a few 3rd party apps available, but none for bb as yet. I'll keep searching. The current bb operating systems are "full disk" encryption from what I've read. Meaning, you can't encrypt individual files without a 3rd party app, if there is one.
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Been looking through encryption and security apps in my spare time today. WINMO has quite a few 3rd party apps available, but none for bb as yet. I'll keep searching. The current bb operating systems are "full disk" encryption from what I've read. Meaning, you can't encrypt individual files without a 3rd party app, if there is one.
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Sorry wpg! Lol your short and to-the-point post got stuck between 2 rather wordy posts and I didn't see it there. I'll have to check that one out myself. My 13yro son is rather techish and might find my cleverishly hidden files lmao
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Thanks for all the response. Filelock is the app I decieded to go with. Its secure enough to keep out prying eyes, thats all I needed. I doubt it would hold up against the govermnet (ha) but who is hiding anything from them right? Once again thanks all.
file lock is not security, it simply renames the files in question. using the BB Media App's file explorer (explore from the menu) to browse to the file and renaming it 'unlocks' the file.
