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Android 5 lock-screens can be bypassed by typing in a reeeeally long password
- mayoff 11y agoSounds familiar... http://insecure.org/sploits/xscreensaver.html http://insecure.org/sploits/xscreensaver.html
- happyscrappy 11y ago>"By manipulating a sufficiently large string in the password field when the camera app is active, an attacker is able to destabilize the lockscreen, causing it to crash to the home screen," the researchers write. Yes, by typing in too many characters, you can kill off the security mechanism and gain full access to the device, even if its filesystem is encrypted. Yikes
- Someone1234 11y ago> it's best to use a PIN or pattern to secure your lock-screen – because there's a trivial bypass for its password protection. That may not save you. If you enter either one too many times Android falls back to the password screen.