![]() Most files are found within the Mobile folder, which contains Applications, Library, and Media. Once you’ve got everything off of the phone you end up with a viewable DMG user file that you can open and browse on a Mac like any other volume. There is a manual mode that enables you to do each step with a wide range of options and features, but we found the Guided Access Mode walked us fairly effortlessly through the whole process. In all it’s by no means a simple process, but not one that is beyond somebody with a reasonable amount of computer knowledge and an ability to carefully read the instructions. This saves a separate user file (typically called User-Decrypted.DMG that you can browse.) If you are using a Jailbroken phone you might not have to decrypt the original User.dmg file (so it’s worth checking). You no longer need the iOS device to be connected at this point, this enables you to access the files you have stored to your computer. It reported entering 3.2 or 3.3 p/s (which we assume means passwords per second) so can take quite a while (it took about 15 minutes to get the passcode – this is saved in a separate text file).įinally you can reboot the device, and use the device keys to decrypt the Disk and Keychain (to access the keys). Obtaining the passcode uses a brute force attack (continuously entering four digit combinations until it finds the right one – this is done at a system level so it isn’t susceptible to the 10 entry restriction that users have when physically tapping numbers into the device). It’s typically easier to the get the passcode before getting the keys, although we found it odd that Get Keys was step 4 and Get Passcode was Step 5. Escrow only works with iOS 4 or earlier and is located in / var/db/lockdown (it is the UDID number of the device followed by. Getting the keys is a matter of seconds, but requires you to either have the passcode or the Escrow file (which is stored on a Mac that is synced with the device). Instead you have to go through the process of getting the keys (which are the internal codes used to access the User data) and the passcode (the pin number you use to access the device). Once you’ve got the files you still can’t access them. But there are advantages to this: for one thing it requires you to read the instructions carefully (no bad thing when you’re doing something as detailed as this). It’s not the easiest to use because it’s command-line based so you’ll need to know your way around the Terminal. We investigated a number of different iOS forensics software options (which we’ll also look at) but this seems to us to be the most thorough and detailed on the market. In our situation (with access to passcodes) we could use less powerful software than this but once we’d heard of the software we asked to give it a professional test.Įlcomsoft’s iOS Forensic Toolkit is combination of software (both Mac and Windows compatible) that works alongside a USB key (which is itself a security measure to ensure that the software isn’t pirated or distributed to just anybody). ![]() ![]() And there was no backup.Īll the important files are securely held inside the device itself in encrypted files, often with a passcode lock on the front of the phone. In this case restoring the iPhone usually fixes the issue, but wipes the iPhone: our friend was adamant that the content on the iPhone was more important than the phone itself. ![]() An iPhone that refuses to charge could be because of a faulty battery, but it’s often the case that it’s a firmware or iOS installation problem. ![]()
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