Question About ActiveSync

nedd

Hi,

My company has ActiveSync and I can set it up on my HTC One, but before I do I have some questions that hopefully others can answer:

Does setting up ActiveSync encrypt my device?

If it does, how can I access data on the device?

And lastly, if it does encrypt, does removing ActiveSync remove the decryption?

Thanks

pizzahead77

No it doesn't encrypt the device

nedd

pizzahead77 wrote: »

No it doesn't encrypt the device

OK, that has answered all of my questions.

oh, i just thought of another, will I be requested to set up a 6 digit password that I have to enter every time I use the device?

Thanks.

MiCr0

i think you're confusing Android Device Admin with activesync
your IT group might require access to your device, and to push specific policies down before you can use the service.

(more info here http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html)

nedd

OK

I think I am confused. I just got a Windows phone from the company and when I set up activeSync i had to set a password and not when i check under storage it says "Encrypted"

I am wondering if this will happen on Android, as it is my personal device.

ftm2008

nedd wrote: »

OK

I think I am confused. I just got a Windows phone from the company and when I set up activeSync i had to set a password and not when i check under storage it says "Encrypted"

I am wondering if this will happen on Android, as it is my personal device.

Its not a requirement and it will depend on your IT dept if they implement it or not.. At v least they should require you to enter a pin.
If it requires encryption then it will look for your approval. before doing so and then we'll take some time to encrypt the device

Kensington

nedd wrote: »

Hi,

My company has ActiveSync and I can set it up on my HTC One, but before I do I have some questions that hopefully others can answer:

Does setting up ActiveSync encrypt my device?

If it does, how can I access data on the device?

And lastly, if it does encrypt, does removing ActiveSync remove the decryption?

Thanks

Your company has enforced device encryption on Exchange server, so yes it will encrypt your device before you can synchronise any mail. On Android you have to manually enable and perform the encryption process.

If you disable ActiveSync, not automatically. You'll need to manually decrypt the device again.

The phone can seamlessly encrypt/decrypt the data on the fly when running once the encryption feature is enabled. It just means you need the PIN code to unlock the phone screen or to synchronise the phone using HTC Sync software - stops someone who robs or otherwise gets hold of your phone from being able to get at any of the data on it without knowing the PIN basically.

nedd

Kensington wrote: »

Your company has enforced device encryption on Exchange server, so yes it will encrypt your device before you can synchronise any mail. On Android you have to manually enable and perform the encryption process.

If you disable ActiveSync, not automatically. You'll need to manually decrypt the device again.

The phone can seamlessly encrypt/decrypt the data on the fly when running once the encryption feature is enabled. It just means you need the PIN code to unlock the phone screen or to synchronise the phone using HTC Sync software - stops someone who robs or otherwise gets hold of your phone from being able to get at any of the data on it without knowing the PIN basically.

Thanks,

I'm a serial Rom flasher so I don't think I will set up active sync add it well be too much bother decrypting to flash every time .
The company gave me a brick of a Windows phone for work so now I am carrying phones.

pizzahead77

Kensington wrote: »

Your company has enforced device encryption on Exchange server, so yes it will encrypt your device before you can synchronise any mail. On Android you have to manually enable and perform the encryption process.

If you disable ActiveSync, not automatically. You'll need to manually decrypt the device again.

The phone can seamlessly encrypt/decrypt the data on the fly when running once the encryption feature is enabled. It just means you need the PIN code to unlock the phone screen or to synchronise the phone using HTC Sync software - stops someone who robs or otherwise gets hold of your phone from being able to get at any of the data on it without knowing the PIN basically.

Actually this may not be the case, encryption is not turned on by default with ActiveSync so you would be ok to keep keep ROM flashing.