Password Options

 

From the Password page in the Options dialog you can optionally password protect and encrypt your calendar.

 

Password Protect Calendar

Select this option to enable password protection for your calendar.  When using this option your entire data file will be saved in an encrypted state.  You will be required to enter a password each time you initially start Remind-Me before you can view your calendar.
 

IMPORTANT WARNING:

When your calendar is saved encrypted you will need to enter your password in order to open the calendar.  If you forget your password, all of your data in the calendar will be permanently lost.  It is very important to not forget your password.  Beiley Software cannot unlock your data file if you forget your password.  If you forget your password and want to start from a blank calendar, delete your mydata.bdy data file, and then start Remind-Me again.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:

It is not necessary for you to understand these technical details in order to use this feature.  This is provided for information purposes only.

 

This feature uses AES encryption when writing your calendar file to disk.  This is a very secure encryption methodology which makes it virtually impossible for anyone to see your data without knowing your password.  For maximum protection choose a good password, that cannot easily be guessed by an attacker.  AES encryption can use different key lengths when encoding your data.  The key length used in this implementation depends on the length of your password:

 

Password Length (in characters) Key Length (in bits)
less than 32 128
between 32 and 47 192
greater than 47 256

 

 

Password protection is not available when syncing with Outlook, but is available when syncing with Google.

See Also

FAQ: Where is my calendar data file stored?

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