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> a hypothetical alternative firmware couldn't just magically bypass the encryption No, but it could presumably brute force the pin (unless the rate limiting i
by cheerlessbog 6y ago
> a hypothetical alternative firmware couldn't just magically bypass the encryption
No, but it could presumably brute force the pin (unless the rate limiting is hardware controlled?) or wait until the user enters it, then decrypt everything.
- TazeTSchnitzel 6y ago> unless the rate limiting is hardware controlled I think this is the case on newer iPhones. But it might be flawed somehow given how Cellebrite were still able to brute-force?