Timeline for Apple's open letter - they can't or won't backdoor iOS?
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| Feb 18, 2016 at 20:49 | comment | added | n00b | "They would provide binaries to the FBI. The FBI has physical access to the phone and can flash it." I think this is the issue of contention with Apple. If the FBI has access to the custom firmware, then they can flash any device they want. They would undoubtedly weasel their way to physical access to the phone once Apple flashed it and essentially have a backdoor that would work on all 5C. | |
| Feb 18, 2016 at 1:27 | comment | added | Phil Frost | From what I've read of the actual FBI order, the FBI has asked that the custom firmware which disables the anti-brute-force functionality would be locked to only the iPhone in question (ostensibly by checking the device ID and refusing to run otherwise). The order also allows for the phone to remain in Apple's possession. That would seem to address the concern that once out there, this software could be used on any phone. | |
| Feb 17, 2016 at 22:54 | comment | added | HC_ | I've been reading mentions of this only working on 5Cs. Is this truly the case? Do you know what the difference is between the most current versoins (6S?) That is, is the FBI not interested in a "master key" to these devices, or..? | |
| Feb 17, 2016 at 19:31 | comment | added | TTT | Just FYI, I removed my sentence which you explained was incorrect. It wasn't adding value to the question, but I think your response to that sentence does add value to your answer- thx. | |
| Feb 17, 2016 at 18:59 | comment | added | Henno Brandsma | They would not be able to flash it with this image, as the image must be encrypted using the device's unique key (they have to flash physically, not logically!). | |
| S Feb 17, 2016 at 18:25 | history | suggested | Matthew | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 17, 2016 at 17:32 | history | answered | Agent_L | CC BY-SA 3.0 |