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Why doesn't the FBI copy the contents of the terrorist Farook's iPhone to a second iPhone (after all, it's only a hard drive). Make ten attempts on the second
by GnarfGnarf 11y ago
Why doesn't the FBI copy the contents of the terrorist Farook's iPhone to a second iPhone (after all, it's only a hard drive). Make ten attempts on the second iPhone, brick it, then copy the contents again, try the next ten digits, and so on until they hit the combination?
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- iolothebard 11y agoPart of the key for decryption is hard coded into the hardware of the phone from what I understand, so it wouldn't work.
- ozcorp 11y agoAs I understand it, half of the key that decrypts the phone is stored on the chip itself and cannot be read. When you enter in a correct password on the lock screen, it is added to this hardware key and the combined key is then able to decrypt the phone. If you move the contents of the hard drive to another iPhone, the key on that phone will be different and thus can't decrypt the drive. Its like 2 phase authentication on your Gmail account and you are being sent the wrong codes. Check out this article for more information. It also explains how the fact that the phone is a 5C is significant to the encryption scheme. [0] http://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/02/17/apple-can-comply-with-the-fbi-court-order/ http://blog.trailofbits.com/2016/02/17/apple-can-comply-with...
- GnarfGnarf 11y agoOK, good explanation. What about removing the original hard drive from the iPhone, and installing the copy? You could just keep plugging in copies until you crack the code? Could the chip also not be cloned?