PrivateAccessť 2.1 by Bob Patin Š 1997 Summit Productions. All rights reserved. Summit Productions 1405 Cedarway Lane Nashville, TN 37211 Email: bpatin@home.com Web: http://members.home.com/bpatin/newton.html ´ WHAT IT DOES PrivateAccess is a utility for storing sensitive data on your Newton. When the package is launched, the user is greeted with a keypad, where the correct passcode must be entered. There are over 10 million possible password combinations. All data, including the password, is encrypted, making it unreadable with a soup editor. ´ WHAT IT COSTS PrivateAccess is freeware. ´ CREATING AN ENTRY To create a new entry, type its title in the first field, and its corresponding "sensitive" data in the data field. Click SAVE, and the data is saved to your Newton. The title you entered now shows up in the popup menu at the top of the window. ´ CHANGING THE PASSCODE NOTE: When you use PrivateAccess for the first time, the passcode is "0". Tap the ZERO button to unlock the program. Your next step should be to change the passcode to one of your choice. The passcode can only be changed once you've entered the current passcode and unlocked PrivateAccess. Click CHANGE PASSWORD and then, using the number pickers that appear, enter a new passcode TWICE using up to 7 digits. If you want a passcode using less than 7 digits, leave the LEFT-MOST digits set to zero; they will be ignored by PrivateAccess. If the two numberpickers do not display the same passcode, the change will not take place. EXAMPLE: Set passcode to "123" Number Pickers would read "0000123" To unlock PrivateAccess, you only need enter "123". Don't forget your passcode; there is no other way to get in to see your data! ´ ABOUT DATA ENCRYPTION All data stored by PrivateAccess if fully encrypted. This means that your data canÍt be viewed in its true form by a soup editor. Encryption and decryption are automatic and transparent, meaning that you donÍt need to perform any action to fully protect your data. ´ SCREEN ORIENTATION PrivateAccess can be used in either screen orientation. However, if you change screen orientations while running PrivateAccess, you wonÍt be able to see part of the window properly. To change the screen orientation, quit PrivateAccess, change your screen orientation, then restart PrivateAccess. ´ REQUIREMENTS Newton MP2000 ´ ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING Director was written with NS Basic. For more information on this excellent programming environment, visit the NS Basic web site at ´ SEND ALL COMMENTS TO Bob Patin at the above address or email to . Comments and suggestions are welcome! Download the latest version at: http://edge.edge.net/~bpatin/newton.html ´ CHANGE HISTORY 1.0 First release, allowed for 10 data fields 2.0 Included new popup menu for data topics; unlimited data entry; new passcode window 2.0.1 Fixed problem with changing screen orientation; added 2nd number picker for added security when changing passcodes. 2.1 Added full data encryption