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A comment on iOS 11.4 to Disable USB Port After 7 Days: What It Means for Mobile Forensics. Parent comment

Re:iOS 11.4 to Disable USB Port After 7 Days: What It Means ... by DavideNL on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:04PM (#17023748)
i was wondering about this as well...

so perhaps the only point of this "band-aid fix" is that if the user hasn't connected his iPhone to his computer for 7 days (i'm guessing most non-tech people rarely connect their phones to their computer), the chances are greatly increased that the lightning port is already disabled once it's captured by law enforcement/whoever.

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Re:iOS 11.4 to Disable USB Port After 7 Days: What It Means ... by amhokies on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:13PM (#17023847)
It's not 7 days from when you last connect it to a computer. It's 7 days since the phone was last unlocked.
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Re:iOS 11.4 to Disable USB Port After 7 Days: What It Means ... by DavideNL on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:39PM (#17024120)
Hmmz, i'm not convinced. The quote in the article says:

“To improve security, for a locked iOS device to communicate with USB accessories you must connect an accessory via lightning connector to the device while unlocked – or enter your device passcode while connected – at least once a week.”

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Re:iOS 11.4 to Disable USB Port After 7 Days: What It Means ... by tobylane on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @07:26AM (#17028992)
Within seven days of the last time you entered your pin, the USB port will function without requiring you to enter your pin.
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Re:iOS 11.4 to Disable USB Port After 7 Days: What It Means ... by DavideNL on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @07:38AM (#17029034)
Where did you get that info?

Because the quote says "enter your device passcode while connected"

= the device has to be connected while entering the pin.

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Re:iOS 11.4 to Disable USB Port After 7 Days: What It Means ... by tobylane on Thursday May 10, 2018 @03:37AM (#17037040)
If it's been seven days since you unlocked the phone you will need to enter the device passcode while connected to the device, the prompt coming up because you connected it.
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