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It's actually really easy to recover the passcode from iTunes backups (so probably from iCloud backups too). I've had to do it before to rescue photos off a fri
by nathancahill 12y ago
It's actually really easy to recover the passcode from iTunes backups (so probably from iCloud backups too). I've had to do it before to rescue photos off a friend's iPhone. Don't know about >iOS6 though.
- wyager 12y ago>It's actually really easy to recover the passcode from iTunes backups What do you mean by this? I doubt the passcode is stored in plaintext anywhere, and if I recall correctly, the passcode is convolved with the CPU's burned-in crypto key before storage, so you couldn't recover it from a backup without the corresponding phone.
- threeseed 12y agoiTunes backups are encrypted by default. And I can't imagine a typical person deliberately disabling it. Your example is a little unique though because you have physical access to both their computer and their phone. In theory you could just brute force their iTunes backup password.
- selectodude 12y agoNo they aren't. You have to check a box in iTunes to have them encrypted.
- dmishe 12y agoThey are if you have a passcode lock