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Indeed - is the backup encrypted using the apple account password or a user specified password? I am just wondering if a backup exists then it could be decrypte
by planetjones 11y ago
Indeed - is the backup encrypted using the apple account password or a user specified password? I am just wondering if a backup exists then it could be decrypted simply by doing a password reset (would only work if using the apple account password not a specific password for the backup)
- stcredzero 11y agoAn iPhone backup file managed by iTunes is encrypted with a separate key, which can be stored in the OS X keychain. A paranoid user might opt not to do so. The OS X keychain could be accessed by compromising the security of OS X, depending on how much encryption the user opted for. It's entirely possible for a paranoid OS X user to make things difficult in a case like this, even for the FBI. On the other hand, if the FBI had some lead time, all of the above could be circumvented without Apple's cooperation.