Before I give my problem I want people who will flame me to understand that I've done everything I can think of so far to avoid sending this post. I've read post, searched the web and done everything legit to get resolution. Now I turn to you!
Problem: I have a sub-account which I created for my son on MobileMe and I need to try and figure out the password as he and I have both lost it and are unable to reset. Here's the sequence of events:
1. November 29th bought iPhone 4 as birthday present
2. Setup iPhone 4 but couldn't get the password for his email to work.
3. Tried online reset tool(s). Neither birthday or alternate email address solution worked. We put in his birthday and the response from MobileMe was that it was incorrect! I was there when he was born so I'm pretty sure I remember the date and the date that we provided would have been the same.
4. I opened a chat with MobileMe online support on the 30th and they have been "trying" to help me since then to reset the password.
5. I've turned up the heat to where I'm sending an email everyday to MobileMeSupport@apple.com to Senior Advisor Lee but he waits for 48 hours or more and then tells me that he's waiting for the engineering department to get back to him. It's been a month and they can't reset my password...
6. When I setup the email with my kids I explained that I would setup their email on my iPhone too as I didn't want them sending any emails that were inappropriate and they were learning to use email. So I monitor with their consent.
7. As a result I still have the ability to send and receive from my son's mobileme email account.
8. as a result I've turned to the dark side to try and solve my problem since MobileMe Support seems to NOT be willing to support me. I did mention that this is a sub account to my primary account in which I provided full verification of my identity, right?!
9. I've found my iPhone backup file and extracted the Keychain-2.db file and have used SQLite Browser to read the file and the account is there is the encrypted password in the data column. Is there a way to decrypt this password?
10. I've also downloaded WinPCap, AirCrack-NG, and Wireshark to start capturing wireless packets in hopes that I can capture the authentication handshake on my local WLAN and then crack the password using john the ripper or cain and abel. I haven't used them before but that looks like my last ditch effort before just throwing away the account and creating a new one.
Any help from you all is greatly appreciated. As I mentioned, I've tried doing this through Apple and they have completely, 100% failed me so far and it's been a month.
Thanks in advance,
Ted
Problem: I have a sub-account which I created for my son on MobileMe and I need to try and figure out the password as he and I have both lost it and are unable to reset. Here's the sequence of events:
1. November 29th bought iPhone 4 as birthday present
2. Setup iPhone 4 but couldn't get the password for his email to work.
3. Tried online reset tool(s). Neither birthday or alternate email address solution worked. We put in his birthday and the response from MobileMe was that it was incorrect! I was there when he was born so I'm pretty sure I remember the date and the date that we provided would have been the same.
4. I opened a chat with MobileMe online support on the 30th and they have been "trying" to help me since then to reset the password.
5. I've turned up the heat to where I'm sending an email everyday to MobileMeSupport@apple.com to Senior Advisor Lee but he waits for 48 hours or more and then tells me that he's waiting for the engineering department to get back to him. It's been a month and they can't reset my password...
6. When I setup the email with my kids I explained that I would setup their email on my iPhone too as I didn't want them sending any emails that were inappropriate and they were learning to use email. So I monitor with their consent.
7. As a result I still have the ability to send and receive from my son's mobileme email account.
8. as a result I've turned to the dark side to try and solve my problem since MobileMe Support seems to NOT be willing to support me. I did mention that this is a sub account to my primary account in which I provided full verification of my identity, right?!
9. I've found my iPhone backup file and extracted the Keychain-2.db file and have used SQLite Browser to read the file and the account is there is the encrypted password in the data column. Is there a way to decrypt this password?
10. I've also downloaded WinPCap, AirCrack-NG, and Wireshark to start capturing wireless packets in hopes that I can capture the authentication handshake on my local WLAN and then crack the password using john the ripper or cain and abel. I haven't used them before but that looks like my last ditch effort before just throwing away the account and creating a new one.
Any help from you all is greatly appreciated. As I mentioned, I've tried doing this through Apple and they have completely, 100% failed me so far and it's been a month.
Thanks in advance,
Ted
