A Message to Our Customers

Re:A Message to Our Customers by niij on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @11:09AM (#11118780)

Please see this link[1], Apple explains exactly how keys are stored in their datacenters (Hint: it is not in clear text). They use HSM's which destroy the user's key after 10 failed attempts.

[1]: https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf

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Re:A Message to Our Customers by snuxoll on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @11:42AM (#11119081)

This is only for Keychain escrow, device backups are not protected by HSM's.

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