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The workaround to this was to remove the Exchange account from the iPhone and add it back. Upon adding the Exchange account back, I was prompted to enter a new password which allowed me to enter a complex password.
Summary
The iPhone is a great device and is arguably the best mobile device from a usability perspective. Unfortunately, the security features are not quite ready for the enterprise and contain various bugs. In order to safeguard against such bugs, data encryption has to be considered for any type of data protection, but that is another article. Enterprises considering the iPhone for corporate use need to be aware of how the iPhone security features behave and the different ways that data can be breached in the event that the device is lost or stolen.
More test results of iPhone management available here.
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The numeric password bug #2 is a moot point - I would argue that any admin that would allow 4-digit number passwords isn't very By Anonymous on September 3, 2009, 9:16 amThe numeric password bug #2 is a moot point - I would argue that any admin that would allow 4-digit number passwords isn't very worried about security to begin with....
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Correction IPhone Bug # 1By Anonymous on September 3, 2009, 9:54 amShouldn't it be 65 minutes rather than 105 min?
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Bug #2By Anon on September 3, 2009, 10:22 am ... is also true on Windows Mobile.
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Enterprise FeatureBy Anonymous on September 3, 2009, 10:51 amWhy would anyone ever consider this for the enterprise? I think the only people thinking this phone might have a place there is online mags.
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EnterpriseBy Anonymous on September 3, 2009, 12:59 pmRegarding the post about Enterpise Features. We don't officially support the iPhone, but there are hundreds of them that have been purchased by our users. The iPhones...
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Erase Data After 10 inccorect AttemptsBy Anonymous on September 3, 2009, 1:06 pmWhy not mention that there is a setting that will wipe the iPhone after 10 invalid password attempts. That is not perfect, but many enterprises will find that to...
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