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Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile) 3.2.2 Revision and Device Tracking Revised: June 27, 2008 This Revision and Device Tracking document contains information on changes and corrections implemented in previous versions of Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile). It also contains information on devices supported in different releases. Note - There may be an updated version of this document and of the other documents you received with your copy of Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile). You can access the latest version at: http://www.checkpoint.com/support/ In This Document Introduction page 1 Product Version Tracking page 2 Device Tracking page 16 Cingular Devices page 16 HTC Devices page 16 i-mate Devices page 16 Motorola Devices page 17 Qtek Devices page 17 Samsung Devices page 17 HP Devices page 17 AMOI Devices page 17 Pantech Devices page 18 Device Tracking page 16 Documentation Feedback page 18 Introduction This document contains information on previous releases of Pointsec Mobile Smartphone in the 3.X.X series. The information included here is based on the Release Notes for each release. For information on releases in the 2.X.X series, please see the documentation accompanying that product. Note that in the 3.1.0 release, the product name is changed to Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile), and is also referred to as Pointsec Mobile and Pointsec. Versions prior to 3.1.0 are referred to as Pointsec for Smartphone (Windows Mobile 5). Copyright © 2008 Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB, a Check Point Software Technologies company. All rights reserved 1 Product Version Tracking This document contains the following chapters: • “Product Version Tracking” on page 2, containing information on the changes and corrections made and the devices supported in each release. • “Device Tracking” on page 16, which lists each device and the release or releases that support it. Product Version Tracking This chapter includes information on changes and corrections made in the previous releases of Pointsec for Smartphone (Windows Mobile 5) and Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile) and a list of the devices supported in each release. Version 3.2.1 Version 3.2.1 is a customer-specific hotfix. Version 3.2.1 Changes and Corrections in 3.2.1 New in This Release: New Devices These devices have been added in this version: • HTC S730 • Samsung SGH-i600 Devices No Longer Supported The HTC S620 device is no longer supported on the Windows Mobile 5 platform. To upgrade to this version of Pointsec Mobile Smartphone, you will need to upgrade HTC S620 Windows Mobile 5 devices to Windows Mobile 6 first. For more information, please contact HTC support. New settings The following table shows the new settings included in this release: Table 1 New settings Setting Description Removable Media Encryption Settings: Authentication type user selectable You can allow the user to select which PicturePIN/password keypad to use by setting Authentication type user selectable to Yes. RemovableI media devices are only accessible on Pointsec Media Encryption-protected PCs if alphanumeric passwords are used. Pointsec Mobile Smartphone Revision and Device Tracking. Last Update — June 27, 2008 2 Version 3.2.1 Table 1 New settings Setting Description Authentication type You can select which PicturePIN/password keypad to use to access removable media depending on how you configure Authentication Type. Enable removable media password You can select whether users must use a password to access removable media. Users who use passwords for removable media are also allowed to change the password according to the password policies you configure. When password is enabled, users may move the removable media device between different mobile phone devices with Pointsec Mobile installed. Inclusion/exclusion lists These lists define what information to encrypt and what not to encrypt on Pointsec-protected removable media. For more information on these lists, see the chapter Overview of Pointsec Mobile Settings in the Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile) Administrator's Guide. Note: In cases in which removable media has been used in another device that has a different inclusion/exclusion list policy, the user can choose to apply the security policy that exists on his or her device. This applies the inclusion/exclusion list that you configured for the user's device. When the user applies the security policy, non-encrypted files on the inclusion list will be encrypted and encrypted files on the exclusion list will be decrypted. Encryption policy You can specify whether users can encrypt removable media, whether removable media must be encrypted, or you can forbid the encryption of removable media. Decryption policy You can select whether to allow a user to decrypt removable media. Enable Single Sign-On (SSO) If SSO is enabled, the user is automatically authenticated removable media after having entered the device PIN/password; he or she does not need to enter the removable media PIN/password as well. Removable Media PIN/PicturePIN/Password Properties: 1. Minimum length Specifies the minimum number of characters or pictures allowed for the removable media PIN/PicturePIN/Password. 2. Maximum identical characters Specifies the maximum number of occurrences of any character/picture in the removable media PIN/PicturePIN/Password. 3. Maximum identical consecutive characters Specifies the maximum number of identical consecutive characters/pictures in the removable media PIN/PicturePIN/Password. 4. Maximum number of characters in ordered Specifies the maximum number of consecutive characters in sequence an ordered sequence in the removable media password. 5. Minimum number of special characters Specifies the minimum number of special characters required in the removable media password. 6. Minimum number of letters Specifies the minimum number of letters required in the removable media password. 7. Minimum number of digits Specifies the minimum number of digits required in the removable media password. 8. Require upper and lower case Specifies whether to require removable media passwords to contain both upper and lower case characters. 9. Allow digit prefix/suffix Specifies whether to allow removable media passwords to start and end with a digit. Pointsec Mobile Smartphone Revision and Device Tracking. Last Update — June 27, 2008 3 Version 3.2.1 For complete information about the new settings, see the Pointsec Mobile Smartphone 3.2 Administrator’s Guide. Temporary encryption Pointsec Mobile now temporarily encrypts new information written to the device during times when you are not authenticated. The information is then decrypted and encrypted normally when you authenticate to Pointsec Mobile, making the information available to all applications as usual. Remote Help using SmartCenter for Pointsec - webRH Pointsec Mobile Module You can configure Pointsec Mobile to use SmartCenter webRH, a separate Pointsec product, to provide Remote Help to users instead of the standard Remote Help functionality. For information on using SmartCenter webRH, see the SmartCenter for Pointsec - webRH Pointsec Mobile Module Administrator's Guide. Enhanced installation behavior To increase overall stability and usability, we have enhanced the robustness of the installation. Improved installation set display and descriptions • When you create or update an installation set, you can now choose to show or hide advanced settings. This allows you to view and configure the basic settings quickly and display the advanced settings only when you need them. For a complete list of the advanced settings, see the section Miscellaneous in the chapter Overview of Pointsec Mobile Settings in the Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile) Administrator's Guide. • Some settings have been moved to more intuitive locations and others have been renamed in the install setting display. These changes appear in the chapter Overview of Pointsec Mobile Settings in the Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile) Administrator's Guide and are summarized in the following table: Table 2 Changed Settings in Pointsec Mobile Smartphone 3.2.0 Setting Category Change Miscellaneous Setting Card policy has changed name to Allow Removable Media and now appears in the new category Removable Media Encryption Authentication Settings Type user selectable and Type have switched places Remote Help Category now appears below File Transfer Default values changed to improve usability Default values for some of the settings in the installation set have been changed to help administrators create secure, usable profiles quickly. Pointsec Mobile Smartphone Revision and Device Tracking. Last Update — June 27, 2008 4 Version 3.2.1 The changed default values appear in the chapter Overview of Pointsec Mobile Settings in the Pointsec Mobile Smartphone (Windows Mobile) Administrator's Guide and are summarized in the following table: Table 3 Changed default values in Pointsec Mobile Smartphone 3.2.0 Category Setting Default Value Miscellaneous Show advanced settings (New setting in 3.2.0 No release) Authentication Shuffle icons No PIN/PicturePIN/Password Policy Active No Enforce password history 5 PIN/PicturePIN/Password Properties Min length 4 File Transfer Transfer files with ActiveSync No Remote Help Use webRH No Enable Remote Help direct dial No Fixed Issues The following issues have been fixed in this release: Table 4 Fixed Issues in 3.2.0 ID Short description Description/Info 397743 Trusted applications list was not If you distributed a profile