The data partition is decrypted, and the relevant services are running. Basically, this means that the device is unlocked, sort of. The only thing that matters is that someone has unlocked it at least once after a reboot. What if the iPhone we have has been unlocked at least once? It does not matter that the device is still locked now and the passcode is not known. We already described (at the link above) what we can get this way so I will not repeat. Again, all that works even if iPhone was not unlocked after last reboot. Still, there is something in between (basic info and backup) that you can get with a pairing record even if the iPhone is locked after a cold boot. You will still be able to access some very basic info, but forget about backups. If you power off or reboot the device and do not unlock it afterwards (with a passcode), iTunes will fail to connect. Once you do, syncing and creating backups will be done automatically from now on, without the need to unlock the device with Touch ID or passcode. If you do it for the first time, you need to establish a trust relationship by confirming that you trust that PC or Mac. That’s what iTunes does when you connect the iPhone to the computer. What is the lockdown record for? It’s required to establish communication with the locked device. The most useful for us is the backup service, the only one needed for logical acquisition.
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There are multiple services running in iOS that are listening for commands over USB, but most of them will only start once you unlock the device for the first time after rebooting. It is very important to know what happens with the iPhone after you turn it off or reboot. Is it there? If it is, you pulled the lucky ticket! Copy that file into EIFT folder, run “(I)nfo” again, and provide that file to the program when prompted. Note: you may be unable to access that folder on macOS unless you have proper permissions set that can be done with ‘sudo chmod’. Windows: C:\Users\$USERNAME$\AppData\roaming\Apple Computer\Lockdown Second, if you have access to any computer that iPhone has been ever connected to, look there first: In the resulting “ideviceinfo.xml” file, you get the model number, phone name (which can sometimes help identify the owner), UDID, iOS version and some other data. It works regardless of the iPhone lock status, and only requires the device connected with a cable. Just plug in the device and use the “(I)nfo” command.
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That can be easily done with iOS Forensic Toolkit. We strongly recommend you to try the alternative method described below before taking the risk of “bricking” the device or paying big money for nothing.įirst, let’s get the UDID of the device. Those guys do have more experience, and the risk is lower, but there still is no warranty of any kind, and you won’t get your money back if they fail. You can use a cheap Chinese device for trying passcodes at your own risk, or pay a lot of money to somebody else who will do about the same for you. The worst about this method is its very low reliability. There is still a possibility to enter the device into the special mode when the number of passcode attempts is not limited and one can brute-force the passcode, albeit at a very low rate of up to several minutes per passcode. With iOS 9 through 11, however, it is a headache. For iOS 7 and earlier, as well as for some early 8.x releases, the process was relatively easy. The only way to unlock the iPhone (5s and newer) is hardware-driven. At this time, no company in the world can perform the full physical acquisition (which would include decrypting the disk image and the keychain) for iPhone 5s and newer. All reasonably recent models (starting with the iPhone 5s and all the way up to the iPhone 7 – but no 8, 8 Plus or the X) can be acquired as well, but for those devices all you’re getting is a copy of the file system with no partition imaging and no keychain. For old models such as the iPhone 4s, 5 and 5c, full physical acquisition can still be performed, but only if the device is already unlocked and a jailbreak can be installed. Physical works like a charm for ancient devices (up to and including the iPhone 4).
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Physical acquisition rules if it can be done. It’s not a breakthrough discovery and will never make front page news, but having more possibilities is always great. We have recently made a number of findings allowing us to extract even more information from locked devices through the use of lockdown records. Pairing records are the key to access the content of a locked iPhone.
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Tired of reading on lockdown/pairing records? Sorry, we can’t stop.