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1. If you click on Message Boxen nicht mehr anzeigen before you close the message no more message boxes will appear until you start your program again AN Timeout Message Boxen nicht mehr anzeigen figure 2 Message box of the PWS Program The message in figure 2 says that the PWS Program has sent a message to the PWS but after an appropriate period of time no answer was received yet cocos promotions gmbh talheimer stra e 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 5 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 2 Connection In order to connect your PWS and the PWS Program you first have to connect your PWS to the USB interface of your PC and then start the program As soon as your PWS is connected to a PC the message verbinde will appear in the second line of the display In figure 3 the start dialog of the PWS Program can be seen IB x Optionen 5 Utilitie mit ihrem PWS Yerbinden 4 amp 3 versuche den PS zu erreichen um TIT yw verbindung wird beendet iOM PFORT 3 geschlossen E figure 3 Start dialog of the PWS Program After being started the program automatically tries to establish a connection to the PWS If no PWS is connected to the PC Bitte schlieBen Sie einen PWS an ihrem PC and Kann das Programm nicht starten will appear in the messag2. 9 1 Forgot Password respectively Master Password In case you forgot the normal password you can try it three times before the PWS is locked In case you forgot the Master Password and the PWS was already locked you can try it three times before all data will be erased The manufacturer can not help you in this case Because if a method would exist justifiable by costs and or time to reconstruct the data saved in your PWS then the PWS would not be safe anymore Important note Data saved in the PWS can only and exclusively be decrypted with the password Decryption with the Master Password is not possible The Master Password is only there to unlock the PWS Explanation Since all data is encrypted with the password and not with the Master Password this data can only be decrypted with this password If the data could be decrypted with the Master Password then the key would have to be placed in the PWS and that would not help data security at all You could compare this to a spare key under the doormat 9 2 PWS disconnected during new encryption Plug the PWS again into the USB interface of the running PC it is not necessary that the PWS Software is running on this PC On the display of the PWS the warning message nicht abziehen should appear again That means the PWS will continue with the new encryption Only unplug the PWS if verbinde appears on the display This is only possible if the battery of your PWS are not e
3. 100 years of calculating time if it has a good password please compare item 7 2 e The PWS will only release all saved data when it received the right hash value of the password e Before transferring the Master password hash value to the PWS it will be encrypted with the Session Key So it is not possible to catch the hash value and send it again later in order to force the PWS to release all saved data e The Session Key is created with a Pseudo Random Number Generator which additionally also uses the point in time of single keypresses The quality of the random numbers will be even better if the PWS is used mobile on a regular basis e When a data set is deleted it will be overwritten completely and not only marked as being free e The encrypted fields will also be saved in encrypted form in the PWS and will only be transferred to a PC in encrypted form cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 24 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de e When the wrong password was entered three times the PWS will be locked see item 3 1 e After the wrong Master Password was entered three times the PWS will be erased see item 3 2 e The Firmware of the PWS can not be changed Therefore no Firmware can be installed which allows a spying on the PWS e The PWS Program will overwrite its data when it is ended 9 Problems
4. Q R S T Ini V W X a Z ap gro c CUL why X oC OC X 3 6 X OX X OX X X X X 2 2 X X 99 OS X OC 9 X ab dp ws UT cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 28 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de Zeichen Hex LOD SK PW Zeichen Hex LCD SK PW Ox61 0x62 Ox63 0 64 Ox65 Ox66 Ox67 Ox68 Ox69 Ox6 A Ox6B Ox6C 0 61 Ox6E K Ox6F a Ox TO Ox71 Ox 72 Ox73 Ox74 Ox75 Ox 76 Ox77 Ox 78 0x79 Ox7A Ox7B Ox7C Ox7D OxTE 7 0 80 0 81 0x82 Itt D oO D S a as Op Be roe Som Wa X 2 X X X X x X X x Xx x Oe X N 9 6 X 062 X X e dn LE X 25 S 06 206 060 KB KR AX oar SA KN st d Qd eo n OD X X SX 2 OS X SX X0 X rti as Hl T A a cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 29 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de LCD SK PW Zeichen Hex LCD SK PW Y OxAS OxA6 8 OxAT H X un X Ox AS Ox AO OxAB x OxAD Ox AE OxAF OxBO OxB1 OxB2 OxB3 OxB4 OxB5 Ox
5. directly into the encrypted field Login or Password To do so please click on the button on the right side next to the rexpective field A new window will open up in which you can determine the length of the password maximum 16 characters as well as the nature of the used characters capital letters small letters both numbers special characters Please choose the respective fields for it When you click on the button with the cube the password will be generated and at the same time transferred into the designated field When clicking on the button left side on top the password will be confirmed and the window will be closed 5 5 7 Change data set In order to change a data set please choose the respective data set and click on A dialog will appear as seen in figure 8 but here the input fields are already filled with the current data of the data set you intend to change After the data set was changed it can be saved as described in item 5 5 5 cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 13 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 5 8 Delete data set In order to delete a data set please choose the respective data set click on B and confirm the following confirmation prompt The data set then will be deleted in the PWS Please consider that the deletion is irrevocable There is no possibility t
6. is avoided that the device is turned on accidentally After that the text Password Saver will appear on the display Now the PWS is turned on As soon as you release the buttons weiter Enter will appear on the display With you will reach the password entry and with the contrast settings Instead of weiter Enter some other messages can appear These are described under item 6 8 cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 18 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 6 2 Icons shown in display On the right side of the display five icons can appear lt and top as well as and bottom In the middle there is the icon a When data set descriptions or encrypted fields are displayed the icons lt and are used in the following ways Icon Meaning The displayed text size does not exceed 12 characters and is shown completely The displayed text has more than 12 characters and the beginning is displayed Scrolling is possible with The displayed text has more than 12 characters and the end is displayed Scrolling is possible with 4 A A VW The displayed text has more than 12 characters and neither beginning nor end are displayed In this case scrolling is possible with lt and While browsing through the listed data set descriptions and encrypted fields of a data set the icons amp a
7. you can decrease it When adjusting the contrast is completed you can go back with that means either to weiter Enter or the last message will be repeated 6 5 Enter Passwort If you press the button while the message weiter Enter is visible on the display you will reach the password entry In the first row Passwort will appear and the second row will be filled with block characters These block characters are not valid for a password Only the characters previous to the first block character are used for the password that means the sign you currently edit will always be the last sign of your entry With and you are able to change a character of the password With W you can go forward in the list of all possible characters see chapter 11 f ex from A to B and with A you can go backwards With you can go to the next character and with 4 you can change already typed characters again In doing so the characters on the right side are replaced again by block characters With you then have to go back to the last character of your password and in doing so the already typed characters will appear again The password entry is ended with the password then is checked by the PWS If it has less than 4 characters you will receive the message zu kurz see item 6 8 in the second row If you entered the wrong password then you will receive the message falsch In both cases you are able to correct the entered password a
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9. PWS To do so only the keys of a standard keyboard are required the Session key will not contain any special national characters After clicking on best tige Session Key your entry will be verified If there was a wrong entry Session Key Hash ist ungleich will appear in the message area In this case please click on neuen Session Key vom PWS anfordern and repeat the entry Please not that a new Session key will be established by the PWS If the entry was correct Session Key Hash ist gleich will appear in the message area and you will be able to continue cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 7 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 4 Enter Password After the Session key was transferred the dialog shown in figure 5 will appear for the entry of the password Enter your password and then click on best tige Passwort O x Optionen PasswWordSaver Verb beenden 8 Der PAS ist offen Bitte Passwort eingeben bitte das Passwort eingeben f best tige Passwort COM PORT 3 ge ffnet c3 Hallo van ihrem y Bitte geben sie den session Key ihres PVs ein Session KeyHash ist gleich Der PS ist offen figure 5 Entry of password The result of the following verification will again be shown in the message area If your entry was not correct
10. User Manual cocos Password Saver Mobile data security Your passwords when traveling cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de Content 1 Introduction 2 Software Installation 3 Passwords of the PWS 3 1 Password 3 2 Master Password 4 First Steps 5 The PWS on a PC 5 1 The PWS Program 5 2 Connection 5 3 Transfer of the Session key 5 4 Enter Password 5 5 Managing data sets 5 5 1 Dialogue for data management 5 5 2 List of data sets 5 5 3 Viewing data sets 5 5 4 Search for data sets 5 5 5 Enter a new data set 5 5 6 Automatic Password assignment 5 5 7 Change data set 5 5 8 Delete data set 5 6 Enter Master Password 5 7 Changing the Password 5 8 Changing the Master Password 5 9 PWS Settings 5 10 PWS Program Settings 5 11 Data protection 5 12 Ending the connection 5 13 Messages of the PWS 6 The PWS mobile 6 1 Turn the PWS on 6 2 Icons shown in display 6 3 Autorepeat 6 4 Contrast adjustment 6 5 Enter Password 6 6 Display of data set 6 6 1 Choosing initial letters 6 6 2 Choosing a data set 6 6 3 Viewing encrypted fields 6 6 4 Displaying other data sets 6 7 Turn the PWS off 6 8 Messages 7 Remarks to Passwords 7 1 Bad Passwords 7 2 Good Passwords 7 3 Handling of Passwords 8 Safety 9 Problems 9 1 Forgot Password respectively Master Password 9 2 PWS disconnected during n
11. box will appear with a list where you can choose one of the available languages The new setting will not be effective until the PWS Program is started again cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 16 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 11 Data protection In order to protect all data saved in the PWS f ex to restore them when maybe losing PWS choose gt Datens tze In eine Datei Speichern in the menu But first you must have read the passwords of all data sets Menu Datens tze Lese Passw rter aller Datens tze otherwise a respective warning will appear Sie haben xx Passw rter nicht ausgelesen Choose the desired folder for the data protection and choose a file name for the backup file f ex Protection0605 The file extension pws will be added automatically Now you will be asked to enter a password consisting of at least 20 letters Since space characters are also accepted it is recommended to use a phrase as a password f ex The name of my wife s horse is Rosalinde After entering the password and confirmation with OK the backup file is created in the chosen folder Please copy the backup file onto an external data carrier Disk CD or DVD and delete the file on your computer for safety reasons The external data carrier should be kept in a safe or some other safe place In order to ret
12. ch for data sets In order to do so you have to type word or part of the word that you are looking for into the input box and then click on 88 The program searches for the first data set in which the requested word can be found in the description and then chooses this data set With repeated clicks on amp the second third etc data set with the requested word is searched for The search only takes place in the descriptions never in the encrypted fields 5 5 5 Enter a new data set With you are able to create a new data set After the click the dialog for the editing data sets will appear see figure 8 151 x Optionen FasswWordasaver 1 Sy L ilit verb beenden uam Der PAS ist offen Datensatz bearbeiten letztes Anderungsdatum Donnerstag 13 Juli 2006 max Alter des Passwortes 100 e im speichern Abbruch erschl sselte Daten figure 8 Editing data sets cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 12 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de In each one of the fields Beschreibung and URL up to 32 characters can be typed in in the fields Login and Password up to 16 The field letztes Anderungsdatum always shows the current date In max Alter des Passwortes you can enter an age in days that the password should not exceed Here a numb
13. dialog figure 3 and the PWS will display Verbindung beendet The message on the PWS will be shown for 10 seconds During this time no new connection can be established After that verbinde will appear in the display again Never end the connection during the process of the new encryption The connection ends automatically when the communication between PWS and Program is disturbed by too many transmission errors Reasons for this could be f ex a damaged USB cable or USB hub or other defective programs In case the PWS is disconnected from the USB interface without correct previous software log off the program will realize this after a few seconds and will then end the connection However you should never end the connection through unplugging because under unfavourable circumstances f ex when a data set is written right this minute this can lead to loss of data If the PWS Program is ended it will automatically end any still existing connection cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 17 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 13 Messages of the PWS Listed below are the messages that can appear during operation on a PC verbinde Appears as soon as the PWS 15 connected to the USB interface of your PC The keys of the PWS are now deactivated that means the PWS can only be operated via PC While this me
14. ds the PWS is turned off automatically again Neuverschl bitte zum PC Appears after the PWS is turned on if the PWS was unplugged from the USB interface during a new encryption The PWS can not be used mobile again until the new encryption was completed see item 5 7 and item 9 2 The message is visible for ten seconds the PWS is turned off automatically again PWS weiter Enter Appears after the PWS is turned on when everything is alright Passwort zu kurz Appears if less than 4 characters of the password were entered before the button was pressed After ten seconds you can continue with the entry Passwort falsch Appears if the entered password was wrong If it was the first or second failed attempt then the entry can be corrected after ten seconds If it was the third failed attempt then the message PWS gesperrt will appear after ten seconds PWS leer Appears after selecting an initial letter if the PWS contains no data sets The message is visible for ten seconds then the PWS is turned off automatically again cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 22 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de Buchstabe keine Daten Apppears if there is no data set whose description starts with the chosen letter After ten seconds another letter can be selected Instead of 2 the chosen let
15. e area This can also happen if the drivers were not or not correctly installed You can also establish a connection manually by clicking on the button Versuche den PWS zu erreichen This will be necessary if the PWS is connected after the program was started or if you want to establish a connection again after the connection was ended If the connection establishment was successful Hallo von ihrem PWS will appear in the message area and the program will change to the dialog for entering the Session key cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 6 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 3 Transfer of the Session key As soon as PWS and PWS Program are connected the PWS will establish a new Session key and this Session key will be displayed in the second row of its display Now the dialog for entering the Session key will appear in the PWS Program see figure 4 151 x Optionen 7 Verb beenden No Information about the PAS Status available Bitte Session Key eingeben Sessian Izev des PiS f best tige Session Key 4 3 Session Kkey vom ANS anfordern co COM PORT 3 ge ffnet Hallo van ihrem Bitte geben sie den Session Key ihres PyV5 ein E figure 4 Entry of Session key Here you have to enter the Session key shown on the
16. e click it can be closed again In addition you can open all data sets with and with you can close them again But only date of change and maximum password age of the data set are shown With you are able to receive the encrypted fields of the chosen data set They will then be decrypted and registered in the list They will be displayed when the corresponding item was opened With E you have the opportunity to receive the encrypted fields of all data sets Please consider that one time retrieved encrypted fields will be saved in the PWS Program until you exit this program figure 7 shows the dialog for data management with opened list For the item listed in the middle the encrypted fields were already entered but not for the other ones O x cr PWS 1 2 7 Optionen Datens tze Ansehen PasswordSaver verb beenden H um Der PAS ist offen Noch ein Test On Logindagobert 0m Passwort thaler 23 PC zu Hause GC TANS Test der 7eichen xl c3 65 Daten lese Daten ese Daten Lesen Daten beendet lese Passwort E figure 7 Opened list cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 11 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 5 4 Search data sets With amp and the input field next to it you can sear
17. er between 1 and 9 999 can be entered If you click on a select list will appear with predetermined times like one week one month etc In case the given time is exceeded the data set will be marked with There will be no other consequences The whole purpose of this function is to remind you to change your passwords on a regular basis Only the fields URL Login and Password will be encrypted According to the name of the field it is intended that in the field URL the URL of an internet supplier is saved and in Login and Password the respective access data is saved Whatever else you want to save in the encrypted fields is completely up to you The bar next to Login and Password is supposed to inform you about the quality of your password The longer the password and the more different the characters are small letters capital letters numeric characters phrases and special characters the longer and darker the bar will become Only if the field Beschreibung and one of the fields URL Login or Password are not empty any more the data set can be saved With im PWS speichern the new data set will be saved in the PWS and the program will the return to the data management dialog With Abbruch you will return directly to the data management dialog and the data set then will notbe saved 5 5 6 Automatic Password Assignment On request you can also receive a random password from the system at any time which will be transferred
18. ew encryption 10 Changing the battery 11 Symbol set 12 Legal 12 1 Exclusion of liability 12 2 PWS Program Terms of use 12 2 1 Use of the program 12 2 2 Warranty 13 Technical Data cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 2 1 Introduction With your Password Saver short PWS you are able to save passwords and other confidential data securely encrypted The built in display allows you to recall them anytime without depending on a computer The PWS offers space for up to 1000 data sets Each data set consisting of a dialogue field for 32 symbols which is saved without encryption and a 32 symbol field and two 16 symbol fields which can be saved encrypted The dialogue field is used for finding a data set in the other fields passwords and other confidential data can be typed in 2 Software Installation Insert the included CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer If the Installation Program does not start automatically please start the program setup exe manually from the CD Then the software to manage your PWS data will be installed After successful installation you can now connect your PWS to the USB port of your computer For Windows XP you will soon be asked for a driver for the PWS Please give the folder Drivers of the CD as the source for it The necessary drivers wil
19. fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 9 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 5 2 List of data sets In order to get the list of data sets please click on In doing so only description and date of the last change as well as the maximum age of the data set password are displayed but not the encrypted fields In the list then all descriptions are shown sorted alphabetically in ascending order With amp the list can be shown sorted alphabetically in descending order and with 2 again sorted alphabetically in ascending order The icons in front of the descriptions have the following meaning The data set is okay 02 The data set password has exceeded the maximum age see item 5 5 5 The encrypted fields were not newly encrypted when the password was changed and can no longer be read see item 5 7 marks the data set chosen with a single click After clicking on in the icon row only data sets marked with are shown When clicking on it one more time the complete list will be shown again cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 10 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 5 3 Viewing data sets In order for a data set to be displayed you will have to open an item in the list with a double click In doing so the data set 15 chosen at the same time With another doubl
20. fter the message If the correct password was entered then you will automatically go to the choice of initial letters see item 6 6 1 Please note that after successful entry of the password until the PWS is turned off all data saved in your PWS will be visible unencrypted 6 6 Display of data set 6 6 1 Choosing initial letters After successful entry of your password Buchstabe will appear in the first row followed by an A With and you now able to choose an initial letter Possible are A Z with small or capital letters 0 9 or a for all other initial characters With you will go to the options of descriptions If no data sets are available with the chosen initial letter the message keine Daten will appear in the second row also see item 6 8 After the message appeared you are able to enter another letter cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 20 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 6 6 2 Choosing a data set After you chose an initial letter Beschreibung will appear in the first row In the second row the description of the first data set with this initial letter will appear With amp and you can browse the list of descriptions If you reach f ex with the end of the list and you operate this button again you will automatically go back to the beginning of the list The same ap
21. harge re fitting on our part 12 2 1 Use of the program With the purchase of this program only the license to use this program is purchased The license only applies for the purchased version Functions exceeding the current version will only become binding after a written acceptance was Issued on our part The licensee is authorized to copy the purchased program version as often as required for his own use and to use it himself Unauthorized duplication transfer rental or lease to third parties granting of sublicenses as well as changing the manual are not allowed 12 2 2 Warranty We only guarantee those functions described in the respective version of the manual We do not guarantee that this program will work error free in all system configurations chosen by the user 13 Technical Data Dimensions approx 83 mm x 42 mm x 18 mm L x Wx H Weight approx 28 g with battery PC Interface USB 1 1 or higher via USB UART Bridge Transfer rate 9600 baud 8N1 Battery 3V lithium battery type CR2032 Durability depending on the amount of uses in mobile mode Data sets max 1 000 cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 32 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de
22. he list of data sets and by doing so will check the success of the new encryption the bar over the field bitte neues Passwort eingeben 15 supposed to help you to evaluate the quality of the new password The longer the password and the more different the characters are small letters capital letters numeric characters phrases and special characters the longer and darker the bar will become In addition to the password its date of change and maximum age will be saved The date will be set according to the current date The age is displayed in days and can be within 1 to 9 999 days When clicking on you will receive a list with presetting for the maximum age 5 8 Changing the Master Password In order to change the Master Password choose gt Optionen neues Master Passwort in the menu Dialog and operation are the same as in changing the password see item 5 7 but here no new encryption will take place after the Master Password was saved successfully cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 15 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 9 PWS Settings With the PWS Program you are able to change some settings of the PWS Choose Optionen PWS Einstellungen in the menu A dialog as shown in figure 10 will appear Here you can determine contrast level of the LCD length of the Session key language and keyboa
23. ined shortly In figure 1 these areas are marked and numbered PWS 1 2 6 Optionen 7 PasswWordSaver Utilitie figure 1 Interface of the PWS Program cocos promotions gmbh talheimer stra e 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 4 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 1 is the button with whom you can end the connection with the PWS see also item 5 12 2 is there to show if data is transferred between PWS Program and PWS The upper green signal will turn red if the PWS Program is sending data to the PWS the lower one will turn red when receiving data from the PWS Even if no activity 15 performed the signals will flash shortly about every ten seconds with it the PWS Program will check if the PWS still can be reached 3 shows the general status of the PWS Among other things you can find out here if your PWS f ex is blocked or was deleted 4 is the dialog area Here different dialogs will appear regarding data management entering passwords etc 5 is the message area Here all kinds of messages are listed in sequence of their appearance 6 is the Help line Short help texts for all buttons and input fields are displayed figure 2 shows a message box of the PWS Program Such a message box appears in case of errors or other important incidents All messages which appear like that are also shown in the message area too
24. isted any effort to be decrypted However it can not be excluded that at any point in the future a possibility will be found to decrypt it 2 In addition the safety of data very much depends on the chosen password A careless chosen and or too short password is easy to figure out 12 2 PWS Program Terms of use With the currently available software it is not possible to create programs in a way that they can be operated error free in all applications and combinations We would like to point out that despite extensive and detailed tests there still may be system configurations which can cause the program and possibly the processor to crash We assume no liability regarding malfunctions that occurred and their consequential damages Hereunder included are also malfunctions and damages to other installed software products on your processor and the saved data Please by all means backup your data first before installing and using the program When installing the Program CD we do assume that the user has noticed this information cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 31 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de The manual included on the CD expresses the basic functions of the program We reserve the right to change add or remove parts of the program without prior notice There is no obligation for a free of c
25. l be installed automatically If the PWS is not recognized automatically you will have to install the driver manually possible for Windows 98 Please use the hardware wizard in the system control for it 3 Passwords of the PWS 3 1 Password The password is necessary to recall data saved on your PWS It has to consist of at least 4 characters but we strongly recommend to choose a password which consists of 6 or more characters Please enter it on your PC in order to be able to manage your data from there You also have to enter it to be able to see your data on the display see item 6 5 If the wrong password is entered three times the PWS will be locked Then it won t be possible to enter the password and or retrieve any data In order to deactivate the lock you will have to enter the Master Password on your PC see item 5 6 The password can only be changed on a PC see item 5 7 3 2 Master Password The Master Password is only necessary to deactivate the lock on your PWS It has to consist of at least 4 characters and we also recommend here to choose a longer password With the Master Password no data can be retrieved or decrypted If the wrong Master Password is entered three times in a row all data on the PWS will be deleted irrevocably In case your PWS will ever get lost you will appreciate this function The Master Password can only be entered at a PC This is a precaution so the PWS can not be deleted by accidenta
26. l playing The Master Password too can only be changed on a PC see item 5 8 cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 3 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 4 First Steps Before you can use your PWS it has to be set up In order to do so a password and a Master Password are needed Therefore at first please think about two good passwords some tips for it can be found in chapter 7 Then start the PWS Program on your PC and connect the PWS with the PC as described in item 5 2 Afterwards please transfer the Session key as described in item 5 3 The PWS Program will recognize that your PWS has not been initiated and the dialog to change the Master Password will appear automatically Here you will have to enter the chosen Master Password as described in item 5 8 without having to enter the old Master Password After that the dialog to change the password will appear Here you will have to enter the password as described in item 5 7 Entering the old password 15 not necessary here too Setting up your PWS is now completed The PWS Program will now show you the input dialog for the password You can then continue as described in item 5 4 and save your first data sets on the PWS 5 The PWS on a PC 5 1 The PWS Program The interface of the PWS Program is divided into several areas which will be expla
27. mer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 23 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 7 3 Handling of Passwords Passwords should be remembered and not written down In case somebody absolutely wants to write down a password then this note should be kept in a safe place like f ex a safe or a safe deposit box Places like under a computer monitor or keyboard in a computer or battery compartment of the PWS are no safe places To save passwords in a text file on a PC is also very careless incorrect configuration of the PC is enough to expose such a file in the entire internet Some computer viruses and worms are even specifically looking for passwords and access data on an infected PC Of course everybody knows not to write down the password of the PWS on its back side or to stick a note to the computer monitor with the password on it Also a password should only be used one time That means that each device secured with a password computer PWS PDA etc and each service secured with a password Free Mail forums etc will receive its own password Since you will only have to remember the password of the PWS in the future this no longer should be a problem to you Passwords also should be changed on a regular basis In doing so a new password should be used every time because it is not safe to use old passwords again maybe the old passwords
28. mpty But even with a full battery you might have lost some data sets which means that they can not be read anymore respectively can not be decrypted anymore cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 25 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 10 Changing the battery In order to be able to find passwords saved in the PWS without a PC the PWS needs a battery The battery was already inserted in the factory It is only needed for mobile operation your data is saved even without a battery figure 11 PWS with inserted battery The battery has to be changed when the icon 4 appears in the display But this icon only appears if the PWS is turned on and not connected to a PC cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 26 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de figure 12 PWS with applied cover In order to change the battery please open the battery compartment on the bottom side of the PWS by turning the cover approx 45 anti clockwise f ex with a coin Take the old battery out and insert the new one at an angle with the positive pole towards the front Please make sure that the battery is located under the hooks see figure 11 Close the battery compartment again by applying the cover as
29. nd are used in the following ways Icon Meaning The list has only one item This one item is displayed v The list has a minimum of two items and the first one is displayed With W changing to the next item Is possible A The list has a minimum or two items and the last one is displayed With A changing to the previous item is possible A V The list has more than two items With amp and browsing through the list is possible If 4 appears in the display the battery of your PWS is empty and has to be changed see chapter 10 6 3 Autorepeat The keys of the PWS have an Autorepeat function that means if one button is pressed for a longer time the PWS is acting as if you would have pressed the button several times in a row First the repeat rate is about 5 icons per second after about three seconds it goes up to about 10 icons per second cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 19 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 6 4 Contrast adjustment If the characters can hardly be seen then you will have to adjust the contrast To do so please press the button 4 while the message or the text weiter Enter appears on the display In the first row of the display Kontrast is now shown and in the second row the bar with the current setting is shown With A you can now increase the contrast and with W
30. o restore a deleted data set because it will be overwritten in the PWS 5 6 Enter Master Password In case your PWS is locked you will be asked automatically to enter the Master Password after entering the Session key respectively directly after entering a wrong password three times on the PC Here you have to enter the Master Password twice in order to avoid typing errors Only if both entries are identical you will be able to send it to the PWS to deactivate the lock If you send a wrong Master Password to the PWS three times in a row all data in your PWS will be irrevocably deleted Then you will have to set up your PWS again as described in chapter 4 5 7 Changing the Password In order to change the password of your PWS please choose gt Optionen neues Passwort in the menu The dialog shown in figure 9 will appear 151 x Optionen PassiWordSaver E Sy L ilit verb beenden H ua Der PWS ist offen Passwort ndern hitte altez Passwort eingeben I bitte neues Passwort eingeben n ons bitte neues Passwort nochmals eingeben lettes Anderungsdatum Dienstag 11 Juli 2006 Alter des Passwortes 365 e f Passwort ndern SE Abbruch figure 9 Changing the password cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 14 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb stick
31. ore random characters are used for passwords the better it is Whoever would like to have a completely random password can create one by playing dice In order to do so each possible character for a password will be assigned with its own combination out of three dice digits Then you roll the dice three times and the character with the received combination will be chosen In case there is no character for the received combination then simply roll the dice again to receive another combination One problem of good passwords is that they usually are hard to remember Whoever can not remember passwords like M3yoDfa mN it should be clear that this password can not be used since it was mentioned here can create a password out of initial letters and ending letters of words from a sentence One can also always use the second or third etc letter of a word Or one uses the initial letter of the first word the second letter of the second word etc There is no need to create a sentence which reflects reality Yet the sentence should include numbers that will also appear as numbers in the password In addition certain words can be replaced by special characters The above mentioned password f ex was created out of the sentence My three year old daughter fools around and makes nonsense If you take the ending letter and write some capital letters then the above mentioned sentence would create the password Y3rdRsd sE cocos promotions gmbh talhei
32. plies for A With the buttons lt and you are able to scroll description texts with more than 12 characters horizontally If you found the desired data set you are able to have its encrypted fields displayed with 6 6 3 Viewing encrypted fields After you chose a data set its description appears in the first row The three encrypted fields are now shown decrypted and the content of the first not empty field is shown in the second row With and you are able to change between the fields If you f ex reach the last field with W and you press this button one more time then you will automatically go to the first field again If the content of one field is longer than 12 characters then you are able to horizontally scroll with 4 and With you can return to the choice of initial letters 6 6 4 Displaying other data sets After viewing the encrypted fields of a data set you can return to the choice of initial letters with There the last chosen letter will already be preselected If you do not choose another letter and just press 1 one more time then the selection of data sets with the last chosen letter will begin In doing so you are able to view two data sets back to back fast 6 7 Turn the PWS off With you can turn the PWS off at any time If you do not press a button for about one minute then the PWS will be turned off automatically After the device is turned on again the password has to be en
33. rd repeat rate of the PWS 15 xi Optionen 7 PassWWordSaver fy Utility 3 Verb beenden H m Der PS ist offen PWS Einstellungen Einstellungen Fs Autnrepeat zeiten LCD Kontrast 0 15 Uwa 5 Autorepeat Verz gerung 46 2000ms Autorepeat langsam 40 1000ms r Te 132588 B 1 I I I 1 auf schnellen Autorepeat 1 105 Autorepeat schnell 40 10005 2 0088 585 Session Key Lange 6 12 Zeichem PWS Sprache Englisch Firmware 01 07 af speichern 2 zur ck figure 10 PWS Settings With speichern the new settings are saved in the PWS With zur ck you will return to the previous dialog not yet saved settings will not be written in the process A change in contrast will be effective immediately after the setting is saved A new length of the Session key will not be effective until the next connection Is started and a new language will not be effective until a new message appears In the display You are able to change the settings several times in a row in order to obtain the perfect contrast level 5 10 PWS Program Settings Several languages are available for the PWS Program In order to choose a language to Optionen Sprache im Auslieferungszustand gt Options Language in the menu A dialog
34. rocede all data onto your PWS choose gt Datens tze Aus einer Datei laden in the menu If you do not want to copy the data of the backup file into a new empty PWS instead you want to transfer the changed data of the backup file onto the PWS f ex you rotational receive a new backup file with new access data for certain areas of your company from your system administrator and you want to save them on your PWS you first must have read the passwords of all data sets in the PWS too Menu Datens tze Lese Passw rter aller Datens tze otherwise a respective warning will appear Sie haben xx Passworter nicht ausgelesen When transferring data from the backup file onto the PWS then please also be careful not to overwrite your current data in the PWS with older data from your backup file The indication on the right side of the data sets in your backup file will inform you which data sets are not placed in the PWS or have a different age or password The question mark will remind you that the passwords of these data sets have not been read in the PWS in order to correct it Menu gt Datens tze Lese Passw rter aller Datens tze Via double click single data sets can be chosen to be transferred to the PWS x will appear on the right side of the chosen data set 5 12 Ending the connection With the button Verb beenden you are able to end the connection to the PWS at any time The program then will change to the initial
35. s de In the upper field you have to enter your old pass word You then have to enter the new password in each field underneath It If old and new password have at least four characters and in both fields for the new password the same characters were entered then you can save the new password the PWS with Passwort ndern When clicking on Abbruch you will return to the previous dialog without changing the password The PWS will verify the old password and only save the new password if the old password was correct In the message area the success or failure of the verification will be shown As soon as the new password was saved in the PWS the PWS will start to newly encrypt all data sets this will take about one minute for 1000 data sets During this time never disconnect the PWS from the USB interface in no case Under unfavourable circumstances this can lead to loss of data With weak batteries some data sets can be damaged with empty batteries or without batteries all data sets which were not encrypted anew will therefore not be decipherable anymore The new encryption too should not be interrupted by ending the connection to the PWS or to the PWS Program During the new encryption the message nicht abziehen will appear on the PWS display and the PWS Program will show a progress bar in the data management dialog After the new encryption ended verbunden will appear in the PWS display again the PWS Program will re load t
36. seen on figure 12 and pushing it down Then turn the cover approx 45 clockwise to firmly close the battery compartment A lithium battery type CR2032 is used Spare batteries can be bought f ex at your local computer store cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 27 WWW cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 11 Character set Internally the PWS uses the ANSI character set The following table shows this one The columns feature the character and 115 value as a hexadecimal notation Hex In the column SK those characters are marked who are used for the Session key and in the column PW all characters are marked which can be used for the password Zeichen character Zeichen Hex LCD SK PW 5 1 X Zeichen Hex LCD SK PW 0 20 Ox21 0 22 0x23 0x24 0x25 amp 0x26 9 few m Log ou cu c 1 cu Ox27 Ox28 0x29 3 2 Ox2B 2 7 Ox2D Ox2E Ox2F j 0x30 0x31 0x32 0x33 0x34 0x35 0x36 0x37 0x38 0x39 Ox3B Ox3C Ox3D Ox3E Mm XX KR X C OS X UK X X 2C 9 O6 X 2 26 X XX OC X X 2G 9 X x X DS OS X QUOS X 26 X X moo 1 053 Pr Cu X X X X KX KX K 0 OS X UK MR X X A B D E G H J L M N O
37. ssage can be seen on the display the PWS can be disconnected riskless from the USB interface Schlussel Appears after a connection was established Instead of the Session key of this connection is shown in the second row verbunden Appears after verification of the Session key no matter if it was successful or not Only the PWS Program can decide if the verification of the Session key was successful Verbindung beendet Appears after the connection was canceled with Verb beenden or because of several transmission errors The PWS can now be unplugged riskless unless you interrupted the connection during a new encryption This message will remain on the display for ten seconds After that verbinde will appear again Verbindung Spion Appears 10 seconds before Verbindung beendet will appear in case a transmission error has occurred which leads to the conclusion that a malicious program has tried to take over the connection to the PWS nicht l abziehen Appears during the new encryption of the data sets after the password was changed Unplugging the PWS while this message Is visibleon the display can now lead to a loss of data 6 The PWS mobile 6 1 Turn the PWS on In order to turn the PWS on please first press the button I and then the button in addition Hold both buttons for about three seconds Since two buttons have to be pressed to turn the device on it
38. ter will be visible 7 Remarks to Passwords 7 1 Bad Passwords A listing of bad passwords can probably be found on your bookshelf too This list is commonly called a dictionary Put in another way that means Words that can be found in a dictionary are bad passwords The same is true for names no matter if names of people animals or fictitious characters are chosen Unsuitable passwords too are terms regarding work or hobby And please do consider that words from your personal surrounding can be relatively easy figured out by others Even letter combinations which basically do not make any sense can be bad passwords Combinations which make a pattern on a keyboard f ex rfvohu or nhuikm are relatively easy to recognize when looking over your shoulder The same 15 true for numbers like f ex birthdays account or telephone numbers They are unsuitable for passwords Another reason why numbers should not be used as passwords is that numbers only have a relatively small amount of possible combinations f ex 6 digits only add up to 1 000 000 possible combinations while 6 small letters already add up to 308 915 776 different combinations 7 2 Good Passwords Good passwords have small letters capital letters digits punctuation marks and special characters The larger the reserve of characters that can be used for passwords the better it is When keeping some basics in mind good passwords are relatively easy to find The m
39. tered again cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 4 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 21 www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 6 8 Messages Below all messages are listed that can appear while being operated with a battery It is possible to abort messages which appear for ten seconds with too In addition the contrast can be adjusted while such a message appears as described in item 6 4 PassWord Saver Appears as soon as the PWS is turned on and is replaced by another message as soon as the buttons and are released see item 6 1 call supplier An error has occurred In this case please contact the manufacturer The message appears for ten seconds then the PWS is turned off automatically again new PWS init with PC Appears after the PWS 15 turned on when the PWS has not been set up yet as described in chapter 4 The message 15 visible for ten seconds then the PWS is turned off automatically again PWS data erased Appears after the PWS is turned on in case the PWS was erased after the wrong Master Password was entered three times The message Is visible for ten seconds the PWS is turned off automatically again PWS gesperrt Appearts after the PWS is turned on or after the message Passwort falsch if the PWS was locked after entering the wrong password three times The message is visible for ten secon
40. were spied out during the last virus attack When entering a password you should make sure that nobody watches you over your shoulder And please never look somebody else over the shoulder when this person is entering a password Apart from only a few exemptions you should never pass on your password one exemption f ex could be your company laptop whose password you can give to your boss so all data on it is available when you are sick f ex this is especially true for the password of your PWS because this gives access to all of your other passwords 8 Safety Here are some notes regarding the safety of your PWS e As encryption algorithm AES 128 in the CBC mode is used This is standard and as such tested very good and so far unbroken e The key for AES is generated out of the password This means that the effective length of the key depends on the password see item 5 7 It will always be smaller than 128 Bit e Neither Master Password password nor the key generated out of it are saved in the PWS e From password and Master Password only their hash value is saved in the PWS A hash function is a one way function meaning that it is almost impossible to determine password respectively Master Password from it a so called Brute Force Attack is always possible but requires a lot of computing power because with it all possible passwords have to be tried A PC conforming with today s state of technology would need over
41. you can enter your password again If you enter the wrong password three times in a row the PWS will be locked The PWS Program will notice it and will take you automatically to the dialog for the entry of the Master Password see item 5 6 cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0 fax 0049 0 7131 649 38 19 g www cocos promotions de www cocos promotions com www usb sticks de 5 5 Managing data sets 5 5 1 Dialog for data management figure 6 shows the dialog for the management of data sets On top there is a row with icons with whom different functions can be selected buttons can be established They will be explained below All functions and buttons can also be opened in the menu On the left side under the row of icons it is indicated how many data sets are used in the PWS respectively how many data sets are still available Aside a progress bar appears when the PWS is busy with a function In the area beneath after requesting it the list of data sets is shown 151 x PWS S Optionen Datens tze Ansehen PassWorndSaver Utility verb beenden H uan Der PS ist offen belegt amp frei d84 Der PWS ist offen c Das Passwort ist korrekt lese Daten ese Daten E figure 6 Data Management cocos promotions gmbh talheimer straBe 32 d 74223 flein germany phone 0049 0 7131 649 38 0
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