The True Meaning of Consent in ‘Consent Extractions’
August 24th, 2026 by Oleg Afonin
In law enforcement use a “consent extraction” means the examiner knows the passcode. It rarely signals owner agreement. That would be a vocabulary issue if the passcode remained the whole key. Since iOS 26.4 it does not. Stolen Device Protection is on by default, and away from familiar locations it requires Face ID or Touch ID before the “Trust This Computer” prompt. The passcode still unlocks the device and confirms Trust. SDP adds a second requirement on top. An extraction that once needed one credential now needs two, and legal systems treat the two credentials as different kinds of thing.
Sanderson SQLite Forensic Toolkit on a Mac OS X using CrossOver
March 5th, 2015 by Shafik Punja
a. But if you are going to install more than application into the same bottle, be mindful of the recommendation by CO, that it is recommended that each application be in its own bottle in order to avoid any conflict between programs. Please be aware that there is more than one method by which to install applications. Essentially you can have each in its own bottle or group them into bottles of a common theme (being aware of the recommendation not to do this).
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Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery Video Tutorial
February 26th, 2015 by Olga Koksharova
Anyone considering the possibility to purchase Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery has a wonderful opportunity to explore the program together with Sethioz and get a clearer understanding of how the program works and what requires your special attention when you are using EDPR. This video assumes you are already familiar with basics of password cracking and suggests more information for your convenient work with the tool.
Cracking Wi-Fi Passwords with Sethioz
February 18th, 2015 by Olga Koksharova
If you care about password cracking, hardware acceleration or Wi-Fi protection this interview with our friend Sethioz is certainly for you. Being currently a freelance security tester Sethioz kindly shared his experience in cracking passwords using video cards, which in its turn derived from his gaming interest in cards. His personal experience may be very helpful to those whose concern about password cracking is not trivial.
How Secure Is Your Password? A Friendly Advice from a Company That Breaks Passwords
February 1st, 2015 by Vladimir Katalov
How many passwords does an average Joe or Jane has to remember? Obviously, it’s not just one or two. Security requirements vary among online services, accounts and applications, allowing (or disallowing) certain passwords. Seven years ago, Microsoft determined in a study that an average user had 6.5 Web passwords, each of which is shared across about four different websites. They’ve also determined that, back then, each user had about 25 accounts that required passwords, and typed an average of 8 passwords per day.
Breaking Into iCloud: No Password Required
June 17th, 2014 by Vladimir Katalov
With little news on physical acquisition of the newer iPhones, we made every effort to explore the alternatives. One of the alternatives to physical acquisition is over-the-air acquisition from Apple iCloud, allowing investigators accessing cloud backups stored in the cloud. While this is old news (we learned to download data from iCloud more than two years ago), this time we have something completely different: access to iCloud backups without a password! The latest release of Phone Password Breaker is all about password-free acquisition of iCloud backups.
