Enforce native
Apple encryption features built into macOS and iOS to protect data without system performance hits or third - party utilities.
Not exact matches
Now, the feds are asking a federal judge in California to force
Apple to write special software that will override those
encryption features in order to peer into the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.
Technically,
Apple has the ability to access data on the iPhone 5s because it is running the company's iOS 7 operating system, which lacks the
encryption features that have been built into subsequent versions of
Apple's mobile software.
Does the FBI, which wants to force
Apple (AAPL) to override the iPhone's
encryption features, have a legal right to do so?
The Justice Department wants
Apple (aapl) to build custom software that would sidestep the company's tough security and
encryption features so law enforcement can more easily access data on the disputed iPhone.
In an interview with Daring Fireball,
Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi has said the
encryption tech that Cupertino is using for this
feature makes it impossible to read messages sent and synchronized via iMessage, not only by hackers or authorities, but even by
Apple itself.
Apple introduced device
encryption feature in iOS 8 in 2014, which was easy to set up and require a minimum of four digit code to set and each time you unlock your phone by adding the code and the device is easily decrypted, it is recommended to keep a complex set of numbers as your passcode to keep the iPhone
encryption level high.
Those devices come equipped with
Apple's proprietary Secure Enclave, a portion of the core processing chip where private
encryption keys are stored and used to secure data and to enable
features like Touch ID.
Another step forward came in September, when
Apple announced that future iOS devices would
feature disk -
encryption enabled by default.
If Windows takes this
feature into its main Skype build, it'll be joining chat platforms like Facebooks» Messenger,
Apple's iMessage, and WhatsApp in offering end - to - end
encryption.