TimePIN: Increase SecurityTo Your Device TimePIN is a new Android app that aims to improve the security of your Android device...
TimePIN: Increase SecurityTo Your Device
TimePIN is a new Android app that aims to improve the security of your Android device by changing its lockscreen PIN code every minute. The user will not even have to remember the code, as TimePIN simply assigns the current time as the PIN number. As long as other users don’t know the smartphone is protected by TimePIN, this security measure will almost certainly block any attempts of accessing the content on the device.
However, even if a person with malicious intent is aware that the device is protected by TimePIN, accessing its contents isn’t necessarily easy, as there are more features in place to make it difficult for the attacker to guess the code.
Modifiers:
(If no modifier is applied, and the time is 9:12, your PIN will be 0912)
Reverse - reverses the PIN. If the time is 11:24, your PIN will be 4211
Mirror - mirrors the PIN. If the time is 8:34, your PIN will be 08344380
Double - Doubles the PIN. If the time is 12:34, your PIN will be 12341234
Offset - Applies a user chosen offset to the PIN. If the time is 10:43, and your offset is -121, your PIN will be 0922.
The reverse, mirror and double modifiers are free, and no purchase is needed to use the application. The offset modifier and DatePIN features are available for purchase for $1.99, for all, for life.
For all non lockscreen purposes, and the first unlock after turning a device on, a user selected default PIN is used.
Please remember, if you get "locked out" (which shouldn't happen), reboot your device. Your first unlock will be your default PIN!
Combining various PIN modes is apparently also supported.
In case the device owner will get locked out of the device for any reason, rebooting the handset will disable the app, returning the lockscreen PIN to the default used on the handset. Assuming the attacker knows the original security code, this may be a way to bypass TimePIN.
The app is available as a free download and works on devices running Android 4.0.3 or later, although the free version only includes the reverse mode. Everything else is activated with a one-time $1.99 in-app purchase. A future version of the app will bring additional modifiers, support for encrypted devices, alphanumerical passwords and pattern passwords.
A version of TimePIN is already available on iOS devices – called Timepasscode – but requires users to jailbreak their iPhones before using the app.
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