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<blockquote data-quote="Cr00zng" data-source="post: 1779553" data-attributes="member: 318059">The article referenced in the first post is certainly overblown, no question about that. Arguably, iOS 11 did reduce overall security of the system, rather the Apple eco-system, by removing additional authentication requirements. For most people this does not make much of a difference, as mrplow's link showed earlier. On the other hand, this will make a difference for law enforcement. Once they gain access to the PIN/PWD, they will have access to the whole Apple eco-system, including all the passwords in the Keychain. And there are number of ways law enforcement can gain access to the PIN/PWD. They can ask you nicely (or not so nicely), get a court order, or just crack it off-line like they've done previously. Did Apple made the changes in iOS 11 to reduce support calls, accommodate law enforcement, or a little bit of both? At this point, we don't know and will not become known for quite awhile. And for all practical purposes, how do we know that with iOS 11, cracking the PIN/PWD did not become easier? As Billy Joel once said:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYchgX1fMw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYchgX1fMw</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cr00zng, post: 1779553, member: 318059"] The article referenced in the first post is certainly overblown, no question about that. Arguably, iOS 11 did reduce overall security of the system, rather the Apple eco-system, by removing additional authentication requirements. For most people this does not make much of a difference, as mrplow's link showed earlier. On the other hand, this will make a difference for law enforcement. Once they gain access to the PIN/PWD, they will have access to the whole Apple eco-system, including all the passwords in the Keychain. And there are number of ways law enforcement can gain access to the PIN/PWD. They can ask you nicely (or not so nicely), get a court order, or just crack it off-line like they've done previously. Did Apple made the changes in iOS 11 to reduce support calls, accommodate law enforcement, or a little bit of both? At this point, we don't know and will not become known for quite awhile. And for all practical purposes, how do we know that with iOS 11, cracking the PIN/PWD did not become easier? As Billy Joel once said: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYchgX1fMw[/url] [/QUOTE]

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