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Re:FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor by andyjohnson0 on Thursday March 31, 2016 @04:19AM (#11395713)
A bit flipping attack is where a change to the cyphertext results in a predictable change to the (decrypted) plaintext [1]. Re venomsnake's comment, I'm not sure how this applies to the secure enclave though, or the relevance of low temperatures.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit-flipping_attack

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Re:FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor by venomsnake on Thursday March 31, 2016 @04:23AM (#11395733)
No - I meant literal bit flipping in a processor when you play tricks with ambient temperature, voltage and so on ...
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