Comment on How to protect against someone forcefully unlocking my phone and password manager with biometrics?

CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• MoonlightFox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Great app, just installed it. The default amount of movement is perfect. Now it’s really easy to prevent being physically forced to unlock, and theft

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• swelter_spark@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I use Paranoid’s Pal, a similar app. It’s great. In addition to locking in response to motion, I have it set to automatically lock the phone a few minutes after the screen turns off.

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  • MoonlightFox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This also seems nice. I’ll probably test this one as well. I like the lock after x amount of time feature. The pictures have max 15 minutes, so that might be too little, but maybe it’ll work

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  • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    automatically lock the phone a few minutes after the screen turns off

    Isn’t the default behaviour of phones to lock as soon as the screen turns off?

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    • swelter_spark@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You can set your phone to do that, of course, but I prefer not to have to unlock mine when I’ve just used it.

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    • CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Im not an android dev but I think the difference here is it’s a secure lock. Which means that encryption is engaged and requires the decryption string to unlock which means that biometrics are not asked for.

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    • lightnsfw@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      mine doesn’t do it if it goes off by “idling”. Only if i hit the button to turn it off.

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• smeg@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Requirements - Device admin permission for locking screen.

  Does this mean it requires root access (which brings additional security concerns) or just that a non-restricted user needs to set it up?

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  • CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It doesn’t require root. Device admin is different.

    I currently run this app on android 15 without root and it runs very well. However I just noticed that it seems to not have a new release in a few years and should probably be considered orphaned. So I might recommend ParanoidsPal-PrivacyLock instead.

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    • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Good to know, thanks!

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• original_reader@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Isn’t this basically the same as Android’s theft detection lock?

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  • CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I am running stock Android and have no idea what that is. But this forces your phone to use your none biometrics unlock after it senses acceleration.

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