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<blockquote data-quote="Cr00zng" data-source="post: 1779203" data-attributes="member: 318059"><a href="https://www.elcomsoft.com" target="_blank">Elcomsoft</a> is one of the leading providers of forensic tools, including iOS and macOS. The company does not have a favorable view of iOS version 11:<a href="https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2017/11/ios-11-horror-story-the-rise-and-fall-of-ios-security/" target="_blank">IOS 11 Horror Story: The Rise And Fall Of IOS Security</a>Quote: Asides from this blog posting being an advertisement for Elcomsoft...The blogger may have a point about weakening the security of the iOS 11 beyond the PIN number. Especially, if it's taken in to consideration that iOS 10 did have additional security beyond the PIN number. While some of the configuration changes as described in the blog worked in my iPhone, such as adding/removing trusted phone numbers, resetting the Apple ID password did not. The latter one might be due to my iPhone settings, such as not using the &quot;Wallet and Apple-Pay&quot;, iCloud, etc. But for others with more &quot;standard&quot; configurations, the step-by-step procedures listed in the blog could prove to be valuable resource in case the apple ID PWD is forgotten. Well, provided that the PIN number is not forgotten that is...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cr00zng, post: 1779203, member: 318059"] [URL="https://www.elcomsoft.com"]Elcomsoft[/URL] is one of the leading providers of forensic tools, including iOS and macOS. The company does not have a favorable view of iOS version 11: [URL="https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2017/11/ios-11-horror-story-the-rise-and-fall-of-ios-security/"]IOS 11 Horror Story: The Rise And Fall Of IOS Security[/URL] Quote: Asides from this blog posting being an advertisement for Elcomsoft... The blogger may have a point about weakening the security of the iOS 11 beyond the PIN number. Especially, if it's taken in to consideration that iOS 10 did have additional security beyond the PIN number. While some of the configuration changes as described in the blog worked in my iPhone, such as adding/removing trusted phone numbers, resetting the Apple ID password did not. The latter one might be due to my iPhone settings, such as not using the "Wallet and Apple-Pay", iCloud, etc. But for others with more "standard" configurations, the step-by-step procedures listed in the blog could prove to be valuable resource in case the apple ID PWD is forgotten. Well, provided that the PIN number is not forgotten that is... [/QUOTE]

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