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> "[...] to more easily break into [...] That's where your analogy breaks down. This hardly makes it easier. If North Korea or FBI or NSA or a criminal organiz
by nickysielicki 11y ago
> "[...] to more easily break into [...]
That's where your analogy breaks down. This hardly makes it easier. If North Korea or FBI or NSA or a criminal organization wanted to break into your iPhone, and this backdoor existed and was distributed, they would have to externally flash it with firmware and then hook up a controller that tricks the digitizer so that they can brute force the passcode, trying each one synchronously on a shitty mobile processor SoC.
Is that really less complicated than externally reading the memory itself and using John the Ripper and a supercomputer? Is it meaningfully less complicated?
- Piskvorrr 11y agoYes, else this would be happening. The passcode is not the complete key, and there's a reason the Secure Enclave is named that way.
- nickysielicki 11y agoThe 5C has no secure enclave.