Apple v FBI

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

And the final chapter. Until the sequel.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/feds-break-through-seized-iphone-stand-down-in-legal-battle-with-apple/

The next round is going to be far more interesting, as the passcodes on new phones are stored on the A-series chip's Secure Enclave.

 

Though if the FBI ended up using NAND mirroring to access the phone, they *may* be able to trick the Secure Enclave using a similar process.

 

I'm using a four digit passcode on my phone but should probably switch it to six digits. I rarely use the passcode anyway (thanks, Touch ID!) and increasing the code by two digits increases the passcode possibilities from 10,000 to 1,000,000.