BlackBerry device password

Information stored in BlackBerry devices is securely protected with an individual security password (device password). This password is requested every time the device it being turned on, or every time after a certain timeout if Security Timeout option is selected. If a password in typed incorrectly ten times in a row, all information on the BlackBerry smartphone is wiped clear, leaving no chance of subsequent recovery. This is a security feature, and one of the hallmarks of BlackBerry security model.

If a user-selectable option to encrypt the contents of a removable media card is selected, EPPB can analyze information stored on the media card and derive the original device password without the need to use the BlackBerry device itself.

BlackBerry smartphones have an option to encrypt the contents of a removable media card, making any information stored on it only accessible to an authorized user. To the contrary of this feature’s intent, those opting for extra security may be actually opening a way to recover the device password. A BlackBerry device is not required to perform the recovery. A single file from the removable media card is all that’s needed; the password recovery rate is millions passwords per second.

Select [File] | [BlackBerry] | [Device Password...], then navigate to info.mkf file from the encrypted media card; it is located in BlackBerry/system directory on the media card, and marked as hidden. Once you open the file (and if it is from the card that is encrypted using Security Password option), you will be able to start the recovery as usual (see Backup password recovery for detailed description of recovery options).