Password protecting apps/content N900 - maemo.org

kev9295 | # 1 | 2010-09-27, 04:18 | Report

is there an app or a root code which I can use to password protect my files (music/videos etc) and contacts.

I know I can just secure device (autolock) but it would be handy if there was an app which can also do this and would let you secure files/content of your choice.

bertolt | # 2 | 2010-09-27, 08:04 | Report

as far as i know, you can only hide them...could be great if there is such an app though!

excelar8 | # 3 | 2010-09-27, 08:09 | Report

Originally Posted by bertolt View Post

as far as i know, you can only hide them...could be great if there is such an app though!

how do we hide ringtones etc from the music player?

AlMehdi | # 4 | 2010-09-27, 08:20 | Report

Originally Posted by excelar8 View Post

how do we hide ringtones etc from the music player?

This is a bit off topic.. but to have the tracker not to look in the ringtones dir you could edit the NoWatchDirectory in tracker.cfg

needs leafpad installed:

Code:

leafpad /home/user/.config/tracker/tracker.cfg

abhishek | # 5 | 2010-09-27, 08:31 | Report

even it looks up in sygic audio files. and the audio files all show up as test ... I have some 1000 test files showing up on my media player ..

I use the media box instead. it is much cleaner.

jukzh | # 6 | 2010-09-27, 17:24 | Report

Originally Posted by kev9295 View Post

is there an app or a root code which I can use to password protect my files (music/videos etc) and contacts.

Originally Posted by

I know I can just secure device (autolock)

Never underestimate insecureness, by false sence of secureness:
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=437139&postcount=6

Originally Posted by

but it would be handy if there was an app which can also do this and would let you secure files/content of your choice.

Sensitive data, you could store encrypted using 7z, openssl, decrypting every time you use it. But again don't get false sense of security by doing that.