				      PassMan 2.3

				     by Tim Norman
				   tim@normsoft.com

				http://www.normsoft.com/

			    http://www.normsoft.com/passman/


Table of Contents

0. Copyright notice
1. Introduction
2. Supported Hardware
3. Installing
	3.1. Upgrading
4. Entering accounts
5. Viewing accounts
	5.1. Quick-jump
6. Editing accounts
7. Changing your password
	7.1. Encryption
	7.2. Losing your password
	7.3. Idle timer
8. Contacting the Author
9. Legal Stuff


0. Copyright notice

This document and the accompanying application (PassMan 2.3) is
Copyright (c) 1999 Tim Norman.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

1. Introduction

If you're like me, you have trouble keeping track of all your
passwords.  You have passwords for your computer, your ISP,
your computer(s) at work, and all the WWW sites that you go to.
Plus, you want to keep track of your credit card numbers, bank
accounts, calling cards, and the list goes on!  Everyone has so
many numbers to keep track of that it's impossible to remember
them all.

That's where PassMan comes in.  PassMan is an easy-to-use
application for your Palm device that will remember all of your
passwords, account numbers, and more for you!  It uses only a small
amount of memory (25k) and sports the following features:

- Multiple categories of accounts (Internet, WWW, Financial, etc.)
- Flexible data entry with 11 different labels (plus custom labels)
- Alphabetically sorted accounts for easy access
- Optional password protection to keep your data safe
- List, View, and Edit features to easily work with your entries
- Cut, Copy, and Paste allow you to export/import data
- DES encryption to protect your data from prying eyes!
- Inactivity timer to protect your data when you leave PassMan open
- Resizable labels for optimal screen space usage
- Quick-jump - type a letter and jump to a record that starts with
  that letter!

Note that this software is shareware.  If you are registered,
THANKS!  You will receive free upgrades for one year and unlimited
technical support by email.  If you aren't registered, read the
following paragraph:

If you are a full-time student or are employed by an educational
institution, then you may use this software for free for as long
as you continue to meet the above requirements.  Otherwise, if
you find this software useful, you must register it within 30 days
of installing it.  You can purchase PassMan at PalmPilotGear
(http://www.palmpilotgear.com/) for the low price of $12.99.

See register.txt for more details.

2. Supported Hardware

PassMan 2.3 has been successfully tested on the Palm III with
PalmOS 3.  It has also been tested on the PalmPilot Professional
with OS 2.0.5.  It should work fine on the Palm IIIx and the Palm
V.  (Feedback on this is appreciated.)

3. Installing

(If you are upgrading, see section 3.1)

Installing PassMan is simple.  Use your Palm install software to
install the passman.prc file.  The next time you HotSync, the
PassMan application will be available.

By default, there is no password for PassMan.  To change the
password, start the PassMan application on your Palm Pilot and
see section 7.

3.1. Upgrading

Upgrading from version 1.X or 2.0 is very simple.  Simply use your
Palm install software to install the passman.prc file and then perform
a HotSync.  The first time that you run PassMan, your database
will be upgraded to 2.3, and all your records will be encrypted
with your password.  This will be done auomatically, but you may
notice a slight delay if your database is large and you are upgrading
from a version earlier than 2.0.

Once you have upgraded your database, you should perform a HotSync
again.  This will update your backup database on your hard drive.
Since everything is now encrypted, even people with access to your
backup data will NOT be able to read your passwords.

4. Entering accounts

From the PassMan main screen, tap the "New" button.  This will bring
you to a screen where you can enter your account information.
The "Title:" line allows you to enter a name for this account.
This is the name that will be shown when you view a list of your
accounts.  Accounts will be sorted alphabetically based on this
name.

The next 5 lines allow you to enter information about your account.
The default labels for the first three lines are: Login, Pwd,
and URL.  You can change these by tapping the label and selecting
a new label from the list that pops up.  Each line can have one of
the 11 text labels or a blank label (Select the last item on the
pop-up list).  If you select "Custom...", you will be prompted for
a label name.  You may enter any label name (up to 8 characters)
to use for your data.

Below the 5 information lines is a text field that lets you enter
notes about this account.  You can enter anything in this space.

When you are done entering data for this account, tap the "Done"
button.  Note that if the "Title" field is blank, none of the
information you entered will be saved.

Note that if you enter more text than will fit in the space
provided, a window will pop up with a lot more room.  Simply keep
typing and tap "Done" when you are finished.

Also note that you can make the fields longer by shortening the
labels.  The labels only take up as much room as they need, and the
rest of the width of the screen is available for you to enter your
data.

5. Viewing accounts

From the main PassMan window, you can view an account by simply
tapping on its title.  When you do this, a screen will appear that
contains all the information you entered about that particular
account.  From here, you can tap the "Edit" button to edit the
account (see section 6) or the "Delete" button to delete the
account (You will be asked for confirmation before the account is
actually deleted.).

If there is a lot of information for a particular account, you will
be able to scroll up and down to view the additional information.
Use the scroll arrows in the lower-right corner to do this.

5.1. Quick-jump

Quick jump is a feature that will help you navigate through your
list of accounts much quicker.  If you have a lot of accounts, this
is very useful.  Simply enter the first letter of the account you
wish to jump to, and PassMan will immediately jump to the first
account that starts with that letter.

6. Editing accounts

When you are viewing one of your accounts, you can tap the "Edit"
button to change any of the data in the account.  This will bring
you back to the screen where you entered all the data.  You can
change any of the fields and then tap the "Done" button to save the
data.

Note that if you leave PassMan before tapping "Done", you will lose
any changes you have made.

7. Changing your password

At any point while running PassMan (except before you've entered your
password, of course!), you can change your password.  By default,
no password is needed to run PassMan.

To change the password, tap the "Menu" icon on the Palm Pilot's
silk screen.  This will bring up the PassMan menu bar.  On the
"Password" menu, choose the "Change" item.  This will bring you
to a screen asking for your old password and new password.

If you don't have an old password, leave that entry blank and
just enter your new password.  Confirm your password and then
tap the "Done" button.  The next time you start the application,
you will be asked to enter your password before you can access
your data.

If you wish to clear the password that exists, type the existing
password in the "Old password" entry area.  Then leave the other
two entry areas blank and tap "Done".  This will remove the
password protection.

7.1. Encryption

As of version 2.0, all of your PassMan data is encrypted with the
industry-standard DES encryption algorithm.  This will help to
protect your data from anyone who has access to your PC or your
PalmPilot.

If PassMan is password-protected, then your data is encrypted with
a key that is generated from your password.  This means that only
someone with your password can gain access to your data.

If PassMan is not password-protected, then PassMan uses a default
encryption key.  While this protects your backup data from casual
attackers, it won't protect the data on your PalmPilot, since no
password is necessary to access it.  It is strongly recommended
that you password-protect PassMan!

7.2. Losing your password

You MUST take great care not to lose your PassMan password.  If
you lose it, then NO ONE (not even me) will be able to retrieve
it for you.  The only remedy at this point is to delete PassMan
from your PalmPilot and then reinstall it.  You will lose all of
your data if you have to do this, so only use it as a last resort.

7.3. Idle timer

Version 2.1 adds an idle timer feature.  When this feature is
enabled, PassMan will automatically sense when you have not used
it for a certain amount of time and lock itself.  The default
timeout for this is 2 minutes.  When PassMan locks itself, you
must enter your password again to access your data.

If you would like to change the timeout value, tap the "Menu" icon
on your Pilot's silk screen.  Then select "Prefs" from the "Password"
menu.  You will see a screen that shows your current timeout
value in seconds.  Change this to any value greater than 10 and
tap "Done".  To disable this feature, set the timeout value to 0.

8. Contacting the author

Tim Norman, the author of PassMan can be contacted by email at
tim@normsoft.com.  Please send any bug reports, feature requests,
and comments to this address.  Your feedback is encouraged!

You can also find the latest PassMan information at
http://www.normsoft.com/passman/

9. Legal Stuff

All trade names and service names are the property of their respective
owners and their use here does not constitute a challenge of this
ownership.

See the license.txt (or license-reg.txt) file for legal details
on the end-user license agreement.  You must agree to these terms
in order to use PassMan.
