iOS Inactivity Reboot
Provides TROOPERS25: iOS Inactivity Reboot and evaluates key implications for security practitioners.
Summary
Overview: Apple iOS 18 inactivity reboot restarts a phone not unlocked with the passcode after three days, returning it toward before-first-unlock encryption. Talk covers how Apple implemented it, reverse engineering in user space and the kernel, and encrypted Secure Enclave Processor (SEP) firmware. Slides: https://troopers.de/downloads/troopers25/TR25_iOS_Inactivity_Reboot_XGFVZF.pdf
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