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Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by neohaven on Saturday February 06, 2016 @01:34PM (#11049020)
On TouchID phones, the PIN is held in the same secure enclave as the TouchID data.
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Re:iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs by scholia on Sunday February 07, 2016 @09:52AM (#11052998)
OK, thanks! Can you reset the PIN without knowing the original?

If you can't, there's no need to brick the phone...

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