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1. Germany All Rights Reserved Please read the following terms and conditions before using visNotes PPC In the event that you use this software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement Should you not agree with these terms do not use visNotes PPC A single user license permits the use of visNotes PPC on a single computer Multiple user licenses will be subject to the terms and conditions granted in such license COPYRIGHT The software visNotes PPC and the documentation are owned by sfr and are protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions No title to intellectual property is being transferred You may not modify reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the software You may not translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble modify or patch the visNotes PPC executable files or documentation in any way LIMITED WARRANTY sfr warrants that the program will perform in substantial compliance with the documentation supplied with the software product If a significant defect in the product is found the Purchaser may return the product for a refund In no event will such a refund exceed the purchase price of the product Limitation of Liability EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE YOU AGREE THAT sfr SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY INCLUDING TORT CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED BY YOU INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL2. m After you have entered the correct visKey you will get into visNotes s memo area It consists of the title of the memo the memo itself and the menubar You can navigate through your memos with the arrow symbols 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 13 25 visNotes PPC Program Documentation Select Memo Clicking on the memo title opens a drop down list wich gives you an overview of the existing memos Clicking on an entry in the drop down list selects the appropriate memo for editing Rename Memo You can rename a memo by clicking on the pen symbol in the menubar or through a Tap amp Hold action on the title of the memo Search for text in memos You can search for a text string in all of your memos Open the search view by selecting the lens symbol in the menu bar Context menu With Tap amp Hold on the memo you can open the context menu which offers some functions e g copy amp paste operations From here you can reach the password generator that generates random passwords regarding your personal preferences visNotes Q t 461406 QD visNotes Infos Need more sheets n Just purchase some additional sheets More infos w ww visNotes com Enterprise solutions Individual software sfr GmbH is vour competent contact for individual IT Solutions Copy to C lip board and PD amp Projects Details www sfr dg Select all Already know our o visKey guards your R
3. favorite picture www visKey com Insert Delete Generate password ae Q Er 461407 Password 2jQPzFM O B Password length Options Memory Hook Letters Case Numbers Both L Special Chars Lower C Memory Hook Upper 4B Generate password C Copy to Clipboard Ej Zig visNotes 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 14 25 visNotes PPC Program Documentation Settings and visKey options With a click on the visNotes icon in the menu bar you will get into the area Options Ae MEET Settings Options p 15 Settings Calibrate idf Calibrate Password P d visual Key ER wes ey Choose Picture p 10 Define a new password p 11 Define a new password Confirm a new password p 12 aani yur 3 SV CIT Version 2 0 0 www visnotes com Ej Settings In the area Options of visNotes you may adjust the program to your needs Here you may configure not only the security options but also the settings concerning the appearance 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 15 25 visNotes PPC Program Documentation 2 visNotes Optior Pdl ELIT fok y visNotes Optior t Ped FE ENIT fok C Security ad Appearance fa Security ai Appearance p BO Shutdown visNotes after O Bold Dina Italic Show click hint O Cleartype Font Play click sound O Show Textlengt
4. installation routine and intuitive software handling The installation routine will run almost completely software assisted Only where you have to choose between certain options you will get a message which may be answered with one click The suggested settings have been thoroughly tested and we recommend that you confirm them The software installation of visNotes is effected in three steps which are described here in detail Installation step page Installation on the desktop PC 4 First start of the software after setup 7 Definition of a visKey password on the Pocket PC 9 visNotes cannot be installed on Pocket PCs directly You must install it from your desktop PC by calling up the installation file visNotesSetupEnglish exe In order to install visNotes PPC a connection between desktop PC and pocket PC must be established Should you have any problems with this connection please refer to your Pocket PC s manual or ask the manufacturer of your hardware The following steps apply to a connection established with the Microsoft software ActiveSync 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 4 25 visNotes PPC Installation Installation on the desktop PC a ActiveSync Connection Microsoft Activesync irix Establish an ActiveSync m es connection between your PC and Ir at EB a 5 your Pocket PC Guest Pay attention to the green Eonnactad control
5. password visNotes will ask you for your password when you start the program This measure protects you against manipulations of your data and your settings by unauthorized persons 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 9 25 visNotes PPC Definition of a visKey password Choosing a Picture The basis of each visual key is a picture Therefore the choosing of the l visnotes Settin P 4 13 05 GD desired picture is the first and most 2 important step in the password id Calibrate definition process We call these pascendi aul kei pictures visual Doors or visDoors sa Choose Picture You may use any J PEG image file A Se TSR 5 Some visDoors are delivered with the Goni yen password software Additionally you can find a variety of ready to use pictures at www visdoors com Version 2 0 0 wWiWWw visnobes com Ej How to choose a picture for visKey a visDoor Click Choose I mage in the main menu In the following screen you will have the opportunity to list all pictures that are stored on your Pocket PC Confirm Folder All Folders the preset search area All folders Type and the preset file types All pictures jpg jpe jpeg E 25 03 17 10 3 pic_spaceshuttle 25 03 17 09 ES pic_wolf 25 03 17 09 If there are too many image files you may restrict the search to certain folders e g Private Office or Templates or to certain file types e g only
6. password the program divides the selected picture not necessarily visible to the user into cells The number of created cells forms the maximum character set the alphabet for the password each cell representing a single character In order to define a password the user may select any desired spots in the picture The character of the cell belonging to the spot will be transferred to the password Later on the user identifies himself by choosing the same order of points thus composing the same password again There are two different procedures to divide the image into cells 1 Regular allocation The image is divided into regularly sized cells e g rectangles or hexagons When defining a password this grid is shifted with each input so that any selected spot is situated exactly in the center of a cell This serves to compensate the inevitable fuzziness of later input Since it is as good as impossible to hit exactly the same spots pixels again when entering the password this shifting of the entire grid defines the whole cell as valid input area thus permitting small deviations in any direction Apart from the graphic the cell size and the offsets of all grid shifts must be stored All this information will be needed to generate the correct password from the user s input However it is neither necessary nor wanted to store the password itself The security of the password depends on the cell size as well as o
7. J PEG 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 10 25 visNotes PPC Definition of a visKey password The image pic_sfr jpg is preinstalled and will be indicated in any case It needs only very little memory You may use the horizontal scroll bar to view further information such as file size and source directory about the listed image files Tap the file name of a picture with the stylus Afterwards you will automatically get back to the main menu and you will be asked to define a new password for the chosen picture If you want to use the new picture as background for your visual Key please tap the button Define new password now Password Definition In order to define a visual password tap the button Define a new password The program will then switch into the definition mode Choose between one and eight spots in the picture remember their position and the order in which you touched them and confirm with OK EF visNotes Er A 12 45 fok AJ The graphical password consists of the defined spots and their order If you want to enter the password later on you will have to touch the same spots in the same order It is not necessary and usually not possible to hit the exact spots visKey will accept all input within a certain tolerance area around it You may define the size of this area Please read the chapter Input precision on page 16 Please bear in mind that for safety reasons
8. LOSS OF DATA BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR PECUNIARY LOSS ANY CONSEQUENTIAL SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGE OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF sfr HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 24 25 visNotes PPC License Agreement INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU GENERAL This Agreement is the entire agreement between sfr and you supersedes any other agreements or discussions oral or written and may not be changed except by written amendment signed by the author of this product This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Federal Republic of Germany excluding its conflict of laws rules and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods If any provision of this Agreement is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid illegal or unenforceable such provision Shall be severed from this Agreement and the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect Should you have any questions concerning this license agreement or if you desire to contact the author of this product for any reason please e mail sfr at info sfr de Windows ActiveSync Pock
9. User Manual visNotes PPC fif wisnotes content Enterprise solution software efr GmbH is your competent contact for individual IT Solutions and PDA Projects Details www sfr de english visKey guards your PDA with your favorite picture www visKey com www visNotes com May 2005 visNotes PPC Contents Contents Contents sce ice ie seis ee ata side es ate eae Cale ee cu Sete ds E uU ERE 2 Foreword ssa iecit iei es Seed neces Seana eawe MEER tas Stak Uwe CE RE GER EE SEN CU NEMUS 3 LriSballatiOn uiuo ideo sedeo ices hx Cen iion ou Eva LER Ud vans n CREER CU a Cana SR NE TER C URR RE RENE 4 Preliminary RelTiab KS ede Acetate iu od id eeg uid ana ine tte eae ku o d natu odas dal dealer eens 4 Installation on the desktop PG iscica cL For nt rad tied Fe ER ET 5 First start of the software after setup sssessseeee mn 7 Definition of the first passWOTFd eee creen ern enr ni d n Rin a 8 Definition of a visKey password 1eeeeneeneeeeee nnn 9 Starting AVIS NOL CS usos e c ab vere cl o he d e ol e e 9 Chioosihg d PICIMEBG s ies EG S o E Rb UD b MN da a 10 Password Delliltlolisasuuracusesq uis casu unde Ve rta ruso uaa su acr eet i 11 Confirm and verify Password 25 recen n anat hai daro ena d nde ura 12 Program Documentation 0 eene eene nnne enne an 13 Starting vis NOLBS ooo eis tee peo e e aee ets tb d etus ee 13 The Data i m 13 Select MeMO oca enet e
10. ara E EE AACA CALA ORAA ei E 14 Rename MeMo qc satus sa a a EAA tos d boi EEA E acd 14 Search for text in DYGITIO S escaso caute odes ueao dee coc d et dud 14 Context menu obs iran os OR ob o a aaa aa doa EU ee es 14 Settings and VISKEY 10 DLON Sistas cocedundu er uio ura iet cesa vs de uario be I5 Settings audeo dadas dente eon eaa don luda Dato cedulam dut don ced ial en adag 15 Password visKey Options i i peces ote e o taber as iene Pb fot io Eneas 18 Information and registration activate new memo0s seen 19 Uninstall vISNOtes PPC 3 sius eopukene c Cocos eeu sodes a edu sts pub oda cto PR rh Proto a ge Eva rd 19 The patented visual Key Technology ess 21 visKey An alternative to text passwords ssseenm 21 TG PROCESS uiae raso idea cata Eur qn A e dE 21 Technical implementation 2 usu cad once d atta a Dor Va oU oS P RIEF 22 License Agreement 1 11ee cene si ense e enne nana unn n ananas 15nn 24 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 2 25 visNotes PPC Foreword Foreword Dear Pocket PC user When buying visNotes PPC you chose an innovative software solution for Pocket PCs The combination with the patented and well proven visual Key Technology grants that visNotes is not only a comfortable but also a well protected memo This manual will lead you through the installation of visNotes PPC and acquaint you with the handling
11. bH will not be able to decrypt them After having defined a new key you will get a message Confirm it with OK and you will be transferred to the data area On the next start of visNotes will only show the picture you chose your visDoor Access to your memos will be denied unless the correct visual password is entered 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 12 25 visNotes PPC Program Documentation Program Documentation Starting visNotes 4 17 01 amp 1 73 Program Files i B Games Calculator File Explorer bd Ww MSN Pocket Excel Pocket MSN Messenger w B i Pocket visKeeper visNotes Word HO Key Visual Key If visNotes was successfully installed you will find its user interface in the directory Program files of your Pocket PC On the start of the program visNotes will only show your chosen picture You have to enter the current graphical password This measure protects you against manipulations of your security settings by unauthorized persons The Data Area visNotes Pdl 13 05 fok TTA T3 IF ig Enterprise solutions Individual software sfr GmbH is your competent contact for individual IT Solutions and PDA Projects Details www sfr de enalish Already know our other products visKey guards your PDA with your favorite picture www visKey com visKeeper encrypts your passwords and bank accounts www visKeeper com ona 800
12. ellen Beenden von visNotes gefragt ob Sie die geanderten Daten Speichern m chten oder diese verwerfen wollen Autosave on timeout Wenn Sie diese Option aktivieren werden alle Anderungen an Ihren Notizen beim automatischen Beenden von visNotes gespeichert Andernfalls werden die Anderungen beim automatischen Beenden verworfen 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 17 25 visNotes PPC Program Documentation Fonttype Choose the font to use for your memos here Fontsize You can select a font size of your choice here On VGA devices with a small font size there can be displayed 30 lines and more in the memo view Bold Italic You can activate bold and or italic fonts for displaying your memos text Cleartype Font Use this option to smoothen the font in the memo view Show Textlength You can let visNotes display the current length and the maximum length of the currently selected memo in the upper right corner of the memo view The freeware version of visNotes supports a maximum of 2048 characters per memo Registered users may use up to 20480 characters per memo Colors With this option you may configure the background color of the memo field or the text color of the memo Password visKey Options In the area Password you may create or change your password First you have to choose a picture Enter a password and confirm it to have it saved and activated For details see chapter Definition of a visKey passwo
13. enverarbeitung mbH Cologne Germany All Rights Reserved Please read the following terms and conditions before using visNotes PPC In the event that you use this software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement Should you not agree with these terms u u do not use visNotes PPC Yes 4 single user license permits the use of visNotes PPC on a single computer Multiple user licenses will be subject to the terms and conditions isl The regulations may also be found in this document on page 24 dex ma tmn d Software I nstallation visNotes will now contact your Pocket PC s operating system and begin with the actual software installation e Define I nstallation Directory Now you will be asked to define the directory for the installation of visNotes PPC on your pocket PC f Termination of Copying Process When the copying is finished you will get the following message Application Downloading Complete x Please check your mobile device screen to see if additional steps are necessary to complete this installation Please confirm with OK The first step of the installation process is now complete You will not need the desktop PC for the further process 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 6 25 visNotes PPC Installation First start of the software after setup AJ Program Files eo 4 17 01 x w E Games Calculator File Explore
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15. h L Fast login Colors C Ask to save on exit Autosave on timeout Background oo0oQ E 809g E Input Precision A very important function for visKey is the input precision You have the opportunity to balance between the highest possible security and the easiest input of a visKey password You may choose a tolerance area of between 10 and 40 pixels around each spot of your visual key If you tap the screen within the defined radius the input will be registered as correct even if the actual spot is several pixels away 5 f you define the input precision too big the visual key will be relatively easy to crack since there are less possible password combinations Therefore sfr recommends that you use the preset input accuracy of 20 pixels With this setting there is a calculational possibility of almost five million different combinations for a visual key consisting of three spots For a four spot key there are theoretically almost 1 billion possibilities to define a password You have the option to enlarge this fuzziness for certain occasions e g to make it easier to enter your password during a train ride When you do this please bear in mind to define a password with at least three clicks with respect to security 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 16 25 visNotes PPC Program Documentation Shutdown visNotes after In order to protect your memos of unauthorised access visNotes shut
16. light It symbolizes an existing connection throughout the first installation step Information Type Status A gray control light means that there is no connection In this case please try to reconnect Note If you cannot establish an ActiveSync connection try restarting your PC with the pocket PC still connected On b Start Setup File Software installation d X Pocket PC installation visNotes will be installed on your Pocket PC now visNotes PPC version 2 0 0 Copyright 2005 sfr Gesellschaft f r Datenverarbeitung mbH Koln Germany All Rights Reserved Thank you for trying visNotes PPC the security solution for Pocket PCs This file covers the following topics WHAT IS visNotes PPC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION UNINSTALL Start the installation file VisNotesSetupEnglish exe from your download directory The installation routine will greet you with the Welcome screen Please read it and confirm with Next 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 5 25 visNotes PPC Installation c Accept License Agreement Finally you will be shown the license agreement for visNotes PPC If you want to install and use the software please confirm with Software installation BEES xi License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully visNotes PPC Version 2 0 0 Copyright 2005 sfr Gesellschaft f r Dat
17. n the width and height of the underlying graphic since these data determine the total number of cells and thus the range of the alphabet 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 22 25 visNotes PPC The patented visual Key Technology The regular allocation procedure is used by visKey PPC Additionally for each touch the first cell s value is randomized and stored Thus the first cell does not always represent the character A but may contain any character 2 Irregular allocation With the irregular allocation of a graphic its particularities can be taken into account distinct points individual symbols remarkable areas In this case the allocation is done either manually or with appropriately intelligent programs In contrast to the first procedure there is no unspecific fault tolerance Therefore the user and the creator of the mask have to agree upon how certain symbols shall be analyzed e g edge or surface In addition to the graphic the complete mask the alphabet must be stored Again the security level of the password is dependent on the range of the alphabet total number of defined areas This procedure is currently not supported by our visKey products but may be subject to future enhancements 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 23 25 visNotes PPC License Agreement License Agreement visNotes PPC Version 2 0 0 Copyright 2005 sfr Gesellschaft fur Datenverarbeitung mbH Cologne
18. of the program You will find information on the following topics Topic page Installation 4 Definition of a visKey password 8 Become familiar with visKey The handling is easy Program documentation 13 Here you will find a detailed description of all functions and options of visNotes The patented visual Key Technology 21 This chapter is for those readers who want to learn more about how the program works and why the process is so secure Note All functions of this software have been carefully tested on different devices To our knowledge visNotes runs faultlessly on all pocket PCs with ARM compatible processors sfr GmbH may not be held liable for any loss of data Please read the information in the license agreement that will be shown during the installation it may also be found in this manual on page 24 visNotes was developed for the operating systems Pocket PC 2002 2003 Incompatibilities with other applications are improbable but they cannot be ruled out entirely Should you have any problems with our software please contact our forum under http www visNotes com forum html or send an e mail to support viskey com We hope you will enjoy visNotes sfr GmbH 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 3 25 visNotes PPC Installation Installation Preliminary Remarks In order that you may install and use visNotes as easily as possible our software developers created a convenient
19. ox to delete it Click on the button Remove to start the uninstall process If you are sure you want to remove visNotes PPC confirm the following message with OK visNotes will now be deleted completely from your Pocket PC If you want to use the program later on you will have to reinstall the software as described in the chapter Installation 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 20 25 visNotes PPC The patented visual Key Technology The patented visual Key Technology Most operating systems and many programs require that the user identifies himself Usually this is effected by typing in a text password For security reasons these passwords should not be created associatively NOT the children s first names NOT the wedding day etc Furthermore the passwords should be changed regularly Thus most computer users have to memorize several difficult and ever changing passwords This results in severe safety gaps as many users either ignore these rules or note their passwords down visKey An alternative to text passwords The disadvantages sketched above may be eliminated in an economical and uncomplicated way by the use of passwords based on images It is much easier for humans to remember pictures or parts of pictures than text Furthermore associations with pictures are more variegated and individual The input of a visual password is effected by selecting several spots in an image e g by tapping with the s
20. passwords should consist of at least three different spots Also passwords should be longer if you use simple images with only few prominent spots The more spots you choose the safer your password is 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 11 25 visNotes PPC Definition of a visKey password Confirm and verify Password After having entered your password for EF visNotes Med EU ok the first time you will get back to the main screen of visNotes Proceed to Verify and save password You will be asked to confirm the visual Key you defined by repeating it You may repeat the verification of your password by choosing from the menu bar If you have not entered the password correctly you will get an according error message In this case you must correct your input by choosing Clear Now you can enter your visual Key again and verify your input 5 f you do not succeed in entering and verifying the key we recommend that you terminate the procedure with Cancel and repeat the definition You may also use this as a possibility to train the input and verification of a visual password Note You do not have to verify your input more than once Instead you may confirm the password with Save If your input did not match the password you will get an error message You may then reset your input and try again Remember your password well As from now all data you enter will be encrypted Even sfr Gm
21. r ab Bd v Pocket Excel Pocket MSN eae w BN i Pocket visKeeper visNotes Word iO Visual Key You may find the user interface of visNotes in the direktory Program Files of your Pocket PC 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 7 25 visNotes PPC Installation Definition of the first password The third and last step of the installation process is the definition of your first visKey password For details please read the next chapter Definition of a visKey password 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 8 25 visNotes PPC Definition of a visKey password Definition of a visKey password The following paragraphs will lead you step by step through the definition of a graphical password a visual key Even though the definition of a visual key is easy and you will probably do it right intuitively you should read this chapter in order to make yourself acquainted with all the details Starting visNotes AJ Program Files a 4 17 01 XO If visNotes was successfully installed you te E e will find its user interface in the directory Program Files of your Pocket PC Games Calculator File Explorer Start the program by clicking on the 3 wi visNotes icon Now you may define a SEM Bako tucelibuciet ick visKey password and configure the Messenger settings according to your needs Eg Pocket visKeeper visNotes Word FO isual Key If you have already started visNotes and defined a
22. rd on page 9 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 18 25 visNotes PPC Program Documentation visNotes Info 4 12 01 fok visNotes by sfr GmbH Version 2 0 0 Copyright 2005 Short introduction to visNotes Select the sheet you want to editwith the arrow symbols in the menubar Clicking on the pen symbol in the menubar enables you to change the sheets title You can also do this by tapping and holding the pen on the sheets title The tap amp hold menu provides further editing Functions oy Ej From the Info screen you can reach the registration screen Here you can enter a license code for activating more memo sheets When activating new sheets you further extend the maximum memo size ten times Information and registration activate new memos Here you may find some information about the program version as well as a short introduction P o 461314 Registration Please enter an activation code for more sheets Weitere Freischaltcodes k nnen sie unter waw visnotes de erwerben ono Ej Uninstall visNotes PPC By selecting the menu entry Tools and afterwards the menu entry Software in ActiveSync you access a list of all installed software on your PocketPC 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 19 25 visNotes PPC Program Documentation Deactivate the control box beside the entry sfr GmbH visNotes PPC by clicking on the checkb
23. s itself after this predefined time of idleing You can redefine the shutdown time by using the drop down list Show Click Hint When this option is activated you will be shown the consecutive numbers of the clicked spots in the picture This will help you to see immediately if an input has been registered or not Since the Pocket PC is usually held close to one s body when entering the password the danger of somebody else spying out the password is rather low The device s small size and the visual angle between the user and the display make such an observation even more difficult Play Click Sound The function Play Click Sound offers an acoustic support when you enter your password Each click will be accompanied by a click sound Fast Login This function offers an even more comfortable login to your Pocket PC When you enter your visKey password you will be logged in automatically as soon as the last spot of your password has been tapped correctly Since the login will be effected automatically after the correct spots have been tapped it may become a little bit easier to crack your password Therefore we recommend that you use the function Fast login only with passwords based on several different spots If the function Fast login is deactivated you will have to click Verify after having entered your password in order to have it checked Ask to save on exit Wenn Sie diese Option aktivieren werden Sie vor dem manu
24. tylus There are more advantages to this method e This procedure is not limited to systems equipped with keyboards but may also be employed on touch screens or kiosk systems e n comparison to other methods such as biometric identification technologies generally no additional hardware is required to employ it since virtually all today s computer systems are equipped with a mouse or other input device e Contrary to biometric identification technologies there ist no direct correlation between the identification and the person identifying Several persons may even use the same password The process As a first step to define a password the user chooses an image This may be any picture but ideally it should have a multitude of distinguishable details Then the user selects one or more spots in the picture by stylus tap or using another input device The password the visual key will be created from the selected points and their order The chosen details and their sequence are easy to remember Additionally the picture itself helps the user to form individual associations there is a BOAT on the RIVER passing a MAN wearing a HAT In order to identify himself to the system later on the user just has to pick the selected spots in their original order in the given picture 2005 sfr GmbH Cologne Germany page 21 25 visNotes PPC The patented visual Key Technology Technical implementation Before generating the
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