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by amlozano 915 days ago
That doesn't work with iPhones, the Secure Enclave in the only thing that can unlock the phone, and after the attempt limit is exceeded, passcode-protected data is erased by Secure Storage.

I guess if they really wanted to they could attempt to decap the chip and do something with a hardware attack, but thats difficult and dangerous.

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How does gray key bypass this then? GK is still being purchased and sustainability contracts issued for LE today so I would imagine they have a way of attacking it, particularly 6 digit pins or less