Bruteforcing an 8 character alphanumeric passcode could theoretically take up to 227 years if you try 1,000,000 passwords per second, not accounting for optimization using things like rainbow tables. I have no idea how fast a greykey can try passwords, so take that number and divide/multiply.
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iOS 11.4 Disables Lightning Connector After 7 Days, Limiting Law Enforcement Access
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What situations are there where a user would plug their locked phone into a computer or other device and need it to function immediately? I can't think of anything off the top of my head, so IMHO this should be a feature that is activated every time the phone is locked. The exception would be if there was a currently active lightning connection (like the headphone jack dongle) that needed to continue functioning in the background.
An unintended downside: imagine you have a close friend or family member pass away. You/their family want to access their devices afterwards for photos, remembrance, information about their final days, etc. Absent the biometric and passcode (which I am assuming you don't have) you will need the cord access to get in. With a billion devices out there, I am thinking this will happen more frequently than the law enforcement access it is intended to prevent.
And to anyone who wonders why this would even be necessary, I submit you have not suddenly lost a loved one. Not uncommon to go looking for answers or solace in their devices, notify friends of the passing, etc. Asking people to try to get in there within 7 days isn't always realistic or feasible.
And to anyone who wonders why this would even be necessary, I submit you have not suddenly lost a loved one. Not uncommon to go looking for answers or solace in their devices, notify friends of the passing, etc. Asking people to try to get in there within 7 days isn't always realistic or feasible.
They should just put a toggle in Settings that allows the user to disable the Lightning port for anything other than charging unless the iPhone is placed into DFU mode. Once it's placed into DFU mode, there are two options -- connect the device to a trusted computer and restore it from an iTunes backup on said computer or wipe the device.
If you don't have the passcode, then you aren't getting into their phone either way.
This is great, but how about limit it to charging whenever it’s locked? If you want to use it for data transfer, you must type your passcode.
I think I understand, but could someone confirm for me:
The iPhone that I keep around in a drawer and, once a year, re-activate and put my SIM into...I charge that up, enter my passcode, and use it...nothing changes with that, right?
The iPhone that I keep around in a drawer and, once a year, re-activate and put my SIM into...I charge that up, enter my passcode, and use it...nothing changes with that, right?
I am merely excited because Apple expresses, time and time again, that they have no interest in giving into the demands of "the man" and are actively taking measures to make it far more difficult for the feds/police to access private information. They take our data privacy seriously.
In the event that I wouldn't touch my phone for 7 days (that would never happen), then all I have to do is enter my passcode. Frankly, Apple should probably enable the feature after 5-6 hours because as you mention above, the Feds/police wouldn't wait 7 days before trying to access a phone. Bottom line, there are no disadvantages.
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99.9% of users would have absolutely zero idea how to use such functionality. Apple knows this which is why they don't allow users to configure most things.
This was answered previously here: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/16/iphone-cracking-six-digit-passcode/
Agreed. I have multiple iPads and iPhones. Sounds like a bad idea to me unless it can be user configurable. Can you even charge the iphone or iPad after the 7 day period? CRAZY!
Never mind. After re-reading the article i believe as long as the item is in my possession I can unlock it any time I want using the normal process even if it has been sitting in a desk drawer for a few weeks or longer.
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That doesn't work. DFU mode doesn't carry over any settings. How would you restore at the Apple Store, as the computer wouldn't be a trusted computer.
To make it seem like they "want" to cooperate with the authorities
Yes you can charge. This doesn't shut off all functionality of the Lightning port, only the data transfer.
Well Done !!!!!!!!! Hope it lasts. The 7 day period was a negation between Tim and Trump at that dinner a few weeks ago. Alphanumeric Baby, Alphanumeric.
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Yes, I find it difficult to imagine a scenario where I would want to transfer data across the lightning connector and I haven't unlocked my phone already within the past hour or so.... and even if I hadn't unlocked it, it literally takes a split second to authenticate. I mean I do that hundreds of times a day already....
The security implications of this are great, but what about when someone forgets the passcode on an iPhone that has been sitting around for a while and needs to restore the device? I'd personally keep this enabled, but there is definitely potential for certain people to end up with a bricked device unless it is still possible to restore it in Recovery mode.
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That is how it works.
Edit: I miss read what you wrote, but you can't turn data off always, because that would break carplay.
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You wipe the device at the Apple Store so that it’ll at least boot into iOS (but it won’t have any of your data on it) and either restore it from an iTunes backup or restore it from an iCloud backup.