Apple can not unlock the iPhone ", it is clear that it is impossible to access the data in the terminal unless you know the passcode

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A 4-digit passcode will prompt you for input whenever you unlock iPhone or iPad's lock screen. "IOS 9By default, this passcode is expanded to six digits, making it harder for non-owner to access data in the terminal. Accessing data in such an iOS terminal seems to be more difficult than I imagined, and even if Apple does not know the passcode it is "impossible" to access the data, Apple replies directly to the judge It became clear that it was.

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Brooklyn, NYMagistrate of the United States of AmericaAlthough I was seeking technical assistance to Apple so that I can access the data stored on the iPhone seized by the Justice Department, but in the case of an iPhone equipped with the latest operating system, Apple releases the lock It was revealed that he replied "It is impossible".

According to court sentences, Apple said that "more than 90% of iOS devices installed iOS 8 or later and it is impossible to unlock these terminals." On a terminal equipped with iOS 8 or later, if you do not know the terminal's passcode, even if it is Apple, you can not access data in the terminal.


Apple stated that Mr. James Orenstein of the United States of America could access data in the terminal if less than 10% of the devices using iOS 8 or earlier version are available. However, it seems that extractable data is limited. In addition, Apple's lawyer commented, "This case of forcing Apple to extract data will threaten Apple's relationship with customers and the Apple brand unless there is clear legal authority to follow it." It is.

As for the background that encryption of data was strengthened in iOS 8 and later,Edward SnowdenThere seems to be an exposure of NSA 's spy act by Mr.