Bugtraq: Palm Pilot - Palm Desktop Version 4 - Password bypass

[Secret Ivan <secretivan () HOTMAIL COM>]

I've only tested this with version 4.0 of the Palm 
Desktop software.

Palm allows you set a password on the desktop 
software.  Without a password you are not able to 
view the data.

There is a way to bypass and get rid of the 
desktop password.

On an existing Palm Desktop make sure the password 
is set.  Once it asks you for the password you 
need to press Alt-F or Alt-H to get the menu 
structure.

Once you have the menu pulled down you navigate to 
Tools | Options and select the Security tab.  Once 
there you can uncheck the [] Require password
to access the Palm desktop.

Click OK and then cancel out and exit.  The next 
time you restart the Palm desktop software the 
password will be gone and anyone can view your 
data.