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Apple's iOS 4 Hardware Encryption Cracked

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-took-so-long? dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "Russian company ElcomSoft is claiming to have cracked the 256-bit hardware encryption Apple uses to protect the data on iOS 4 devices, and is offering software that allows anyone to do it. ElcomSoft can now gain full access to what is stored on a gadget such as the iPhone 4. This includes historical information such as geolocation data, browsing history, call history, text messages and emails, usernames, and passwords."

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  1. well... by errandum · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They figured the algorithm used to generate the keys...

    Security one-o-one is DO NOT USE AN ALGORITHM TO GENERATE YOUR KEYS.

    Big big fail, in my opinion.