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Re:A Message to Our Customers by jcwayne on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @09:26AM (#11118002)
It's sounding like that's the problem. They left an opening for this sort of thing by allowing firmware updates to the secure enclave. That basically makes it a fight over whether the FBI can force Apple to use the required key to sign an update meeting the specifications the FBI directs.
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Re:A Message to Our Customers by jboy55 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @12:48PM (#11119662)
Well, i read elsewhere in this thread, that updating the firmware for the secure enclave wipes the private key contained within. Which means you've effectively wiped the phone.
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Re:A Message to Our Customers by lololomg on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @04:59PM (#11121786)
You need to unlock the phone before you can update the firmware on the secure enclave.
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