Tagged Questions
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How will Activation Lock work? [closed]
Apple recently announced Activation Lock, a feature that lets you disable your iPhone if it is stolen. It apparently disables the iPhone even if the thief has tried to wipe or re-install or turn off ...
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How to I protect my jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad?
People always say, "Jailbreaking can cause security problems." That might be true, but in some instances, you need to jailbreak it.
How can I protect my iPhone and my data when it is jailbroken? Is ...
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How can you reset security questions on an Apple ID when you have the password, but the security email is incorrect?
There's a bit of a story, but the nub of the issue is we have forgotten the answers to the security questions on an Apple ID used for purchasing apps and music and can't reset the answers / questions ...
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Apple id security questions not allowing me to download apps
I bought an iPhone 4S. I am trying to download apps from the App store but it is not letting me do it. Every time I try to download an app, a window pops up asking me to type in my Apple ID password. ...
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Steganographic key ring
I am using a key ring app on my iPhone and would like to see an improved or alternative version that makes additional use of security through obscurity in general, and steganography in particular.
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How do I automatically connect to a VPN when using Wi-Fi in OS X?
The FBI issued a warning regarding hotel Wi-Fi access points, and any other public access point.
I'd like to make sure my apple device always uses a VPN when using Wi-Fi. That way even if an attacker ...
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1answer
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Public Wifi spot + “Not trusted” = Danger?
Occasionally, when trying to connect to open Wifi spots (unknown to me)...
... my iPhone gives me a warning about the server identity...
... and shows a dialog that looks like a certificate ...
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1answer
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Has iOS Always had Secure Boot?
In Apple's recent iOS Security paper here
http://images.apple.com/ipad/business/docs/iOS_Security_May12.pdf
They speak about the Secure Boot Chain, my question is has iPhones/iPods/iPads always had ...
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What steps I should take for data security and prevent misuse of my lost iPhone?
I lost my iPhone 4 and mistakenly wiped it using "Find my iPhone" from https://www.icloud.com/. Can i even track it? It was locked by password.
Now I think it's sure that I can't track my phone. I ...
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iPhone passcode security
I was looking at a companies that to do repairs to iPhones to decide if I wanted to DIY or just pay someone to do it, and noticed one company that listed a service named "Remove Passcode". This was ...
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1answer
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TPM chip on iPhone
Do Apple devices ship with a TPM chip? My Mac doesn't have a TPM chip, but does an iPhone have of a TPM chip or how do I determine if the iPhone has a TPM chip or not? On my Mac, I use this command to ...
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Is the lock screen PIN secure enough when sending in for repair?
The button on my wife's iPhone 4 has become unresponsive and I would like to get it repaired. Like most people, the phone contains important emails, documents and photos which she would not like to ...
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How to completely disassociate iMessage from my device?
I have an older iPhone that I was thinking about selling soon in order to get a new one. I've set up iMessaging on the device. Normally I would just erase the phone a couple of times and be done with ...
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4answers
52k views
How do I password-protect access to specific apps in iOS?
currently, I have a 4 digit lock on my phone.
I know this isn't really secure - and can be broken through if neccessary. It just kind of stops the situation if someone picks up my phone, they won't ...
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1answer
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What makes the iPhone video encryption so tough?
It seems that there isn't a single iPhone app that does video encryption.
There are a lot of "privacy" apps that "protect" videos and photos with a password and without encryption and there are some ...
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1answer
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iPhone SHSH for go back to 3.1.3
I have a iPhone 3GS with iOS 3.1.3 in my job. I have to update it to 4.1 and after I need to go back to 3.1.3. We have only this iPhone with it, so if I do something wrong, I will never can go back.
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How can I encrypt photos on an iPhone 3GS/4?
How can I encrypt photo files on my iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 with a password and without any quality loss?
Is there an app for that?
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is it safe to key in your password in an iphone?
I've got 2 questions regarding password security and IPhone
If say I access the internet and key in my gmail password. Exactly how "safe" is this action?
What about if i install an app and key in my ...
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Is there a way to verify the URL of a page loaded in a browser window inside an iPhone app?
Specifically, I'm trying to make a purchase inside a certain iPhone app using Paypal. Instead of the app opening for me a paypal url in the Safari, it seems to be loading the paypal url in a browser ...
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710 views
How to make specifics apps password protected even after passcode in iPhone?
I have passcode on iphone but sometimes i need to give my iphone to other to make calls. I want to make specific things password protected, things like mail, sms, contacts and some games.
Is it ...
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3answers
172 views
Is there a way to test my iPhone for any potential rogue apps
Is there is a way I can test my iPhone for any potential rogue apps that someone may have installed on it? I have been working on some nondisclosure type work lately, and it appears that information ...
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Is data transmitted over 3G secure?
When data is transferred from my iPhone via 3G, is it encrypted, or is it relatively simple for a hacker to read the data that's transferred to AT&T's cell tower? What about after it reaches the ...
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Is there any good web resource that discusses about iPad security? [closed]
I am trying to collect the key security concerns (and possible solution) surrounding iPad app development? Is there a good web resource that discusses these iPad concerns, solutions, best practices?
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How secure is it to allow Safari to remember passwords on my iPhone?
What key does it use to encrypt the stored passwords? If it uses the phone's unlock code, what key does it use for phones that don't have one set up?
If someone had access to the hard drive contents ...
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Unscrupulous apps on iTunes — bank account hacked by iTunes merchant? [closed]
I recently had $500 stolen from my bank account via the iTunes store. I am not certain whether the charges are directly from Apple or via some other company whose iPhone app has somehow circumvented ...
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Is there a way to block images from untrusted senders on the iPhone?
I got a spam message on the iPhone and I accidentally opened it. It loaded an image and now I guess the spammer knows this is a valid address since they are sending more spam.
I'd like to prevent ...
