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Completely locking down a physical device and making it unhackable is downright impossible. If the attacker has physical access to the device and the ability to
by me551ah 7y ago
Completely locking down a physical device and making it unhackable is downright impossible. If the attacker has physical access to the device and the ability to regulate network access, then it's only a matter of time before the device gets hacked.
Right now they are using USB to gain access to the device. There is nothing stopping an attacker from actually prying open the device and fitting alternative components that can bypass security. Consoles are cited as an example of an unhackable device, which is not true. Consoles were designed to be unhackable by cheap mass-market methods but a determined hacker can still do it, just that he will have to spend more to do it than the cost of a new console. The hacker in this scenario is FBI with a lot of money and resources with the physical device in their custody. I doubt if FBI is going to lose the ability to hack devices anytime soon.
- minxomat 7y agoLots of iPhone decryption kits, specifically kits which reset the time or limit on unlocks worked and do work by unsoldering chips and processing them externally.
- brokenmachine 7y agoIs this true? You can buy iphone decryption kits that require desoldering chips?
- DagAgren 7y agoReplacing components does not give you access to the secure enclave which is on-chip. And that is where the encryption key for the storage lives.