Security is simply levels of difficulty in being cracked and usually is
a tradeoff with usability. In this case Apple had a self-destruct
mechanism so the FBI couldn't brute force the password before all the
encrypted content went poof. So the FBI was not trying to break the
encrypted data directly but the lock on the data. The "master key" they
were asking Apple to make was to remove the "poof code" in a custom
build of iOS. They also wanted to attempt the code entry via the USB
port and remove the escalating time delays between failed attempts. That
would allow them to harness the device to an automated "lock picker"
which would just go through every possible 4-digit combination. Apple
balked at being forced to implement such a security defeating solution.
We'll never know how the case would have turned out because plan B seems
to have become viable. Through a 3rd party there apparently is a way to
crack open the case and clone the data in bulk to another device. So
they now have a poof-proof way to keep trying combinations. If the 10th
try fails just re-clone the data. That said, this has to be a slow and
expensive process so it's still only going to get cracked in really
important cases, not just for the fun of checking your favorite
playlists. In the end, I'm not sure there really is any uncrackable
solution once somebody has physical access to the hardware. Just a
matter of time and money. Just like physical access to your home, the
door and window locks really just to keep honest people honest but would
provide no real protection against a determined thief. My home is not a
vault and that's probably a good thing.
CB
On 3/29/16 8:59 AM, Scott Granados wrote:
So the Fat Bald and Ignorant agency did not hack the phone, the
outsourced it to real professionals in this case the Israeli
Intelligence. CelleBrite is a company that spun out of Israel that
does exactly that, cracks cell phones and communications.
I think it’s interesting now that apple is considering bring legal
action to find out how they did it.
My understanding is they copied the data digitally off the hardware
and then brute forced it but others may have more complete details.
Thank you
On Mar 29, 2016, at 1:10 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi Folks,
I’ve just listened to a news release that the FBI have managed to
hack in to the terrorists iPhone and therefore have dropped the case
against Apple
Way to go Apple for standing up for your customers wrights.
SF
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