Pocket PC security related resource

General Development

• Microsoft Embedded development start page of all the Embedded Windows development.
• The Window CE 3.0 starting page which is applicable for Pocket PC 2002.
• The XDA Developers created an extensive site with lots of XDA (Pocket PC Phone Edition) specific information.
• The Windows CE Developers FAQ.

Specific security related

• A paper by Cerias from Purdue University on ActiveSync, TCP/IP and 802.11b Wireless Vulnerabilities of WinCE-based PDAs (PDF).
• A Security Extension by HP for their line of iPaqs. This PocketPC SE Whitepaper (PDF) describes the features such as a secure bootloader.
• A page on a security layer for Automotive Embedded devices.
• An issue that was mentioned in an article in The Register on not requiring a PIN when connecting over GPRS.
• A response by Microsoft on their view on the risks of automatic synchronization on a Bugtraq posting.

Reversing and exploring tools

• The mother of all reversing tools: IDA Pro.
• To assist the reverse engineering we made a zip archive with IDS files for several DLLs that are embedded in the ROM. It is an arbitrary set and if you are looking for another DLL please let us know: job@itsx.com.
• Itsme made some useful tools to examine a Pocket PC.
• A site on cracking and reversing applications on Pocket PC:ka0s.net.