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> Apple doesn’t backup TouchID or FaceID data to the cloud We only have Apple's word to go by.

• saagarjha 9y ago
  Well, that and the word of numerous security researchers whose job it is to make sure that Apple is true to their word.
• crankylinuxuser 9y ago
  No, we don't. https://hackaday.com/2017/08/18/apples-secure-enclave-processor-sep-firmware-decyrpted/ https://hackaday.com/2017/08/18/apples-secure-enclave-proces... Yeah it may be a binary dump, but it's now decrypted and understandable.
  • contingencies 9y ago
    Serious question: can its firmware be upgraded through future device updates?
    • exikyut 9y ago
      I THINK so. https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Bootchain https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Bootchain https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Bootrom https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Bootrom https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/25C3_presentation_%22Hacking_the_iPhone%22 https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/25C3_presentation_%22Hack... (^F "The first piece" [of code]) https://www.cse.wustl.edu/~jain/cse571-14/ftp/ios_security/index.html#secure_boot_chain https://www.cse.wustl.edu/~jain/cse571-14/ftp/ios_security/i... The only part that is fundamentally read-only is the bootrom/SecureROM. ...Which is why https://ramtin-amin.fr/#nvmepcie https://ramtin-amin.fr/#nvmepcie and https://ramtin-amin.fr/#nvmedma https://ramtin-amin.fr/#nvmedma are among my favorite articles ever. (iPhone 6, but still.)