Microsoft proves backdoor keys are a bad idea

Re:Microsoft proves backdoor keys are a bad idea by beagle3 on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @03:55PM (#12264382)

Of sorts. Apple (and unless they have been compromised, only Apple) could replace the firmware of a locked phone with a new firmware that will accept millions of unlock attempts without erasing the phone, at which point the password could be found by brute force.

The FBI asked Apple to create this firmware, and Apple refused.

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Re:Microsoft proves backdoor keys are a bad idea by MichaelGG on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @06:40PM (#12265218)

And presumably Apple could have designed it to not allow firmware updates without being unlocked. Or require overwriting of "secured" secrets if an update is applied anyways. It probably wasn't worth the potential user hassles?

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Re:Microsoft proves backdoor keys are a bad idea by asimpletune on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @07:56PM (#12265510)

My loose understanding is that this is in the works (not an apple employee).

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