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Forensic iOS backups in macOS Catalina

In macOS Catalina, Apple has done away with iTunes and replaced its many features with standalone programs. On feature used by forensic analysts was the backup function. This blog explores the differences in the forensic backup of an iPhone 6 on macOS Catalina vs Mojave.

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HOWTO decrypt iOS 10 backups with iphone-dataprotection

This is the third post in a blog series describing how analysts can decrypt iOS 10 and later backups that are encrypted. In this post, we examine the venerable iphone-dataprotection tools developed in 2011 by Jean-Baptiste Bedrune and Jean Sigwald of Sogeti/ESEC.

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HOWTO decrypt iOS 10+ backups with irestore

This is the second post in a blog series describing how analysts can decrypt iOS 10 and later backups that are encrypted. These techniques assume you know the password and do not implement brute force password cracking. The first tool we examine is iRestore by Steve Dunham.

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HOWTO decrypt iOS 10 backups with open source tools

This is the first post in a blog series describing how analysts can decrypt iOS 10 and later backups that are encrypted. These techniques assume you know the password and do not implement brute force password cracking. The first tool we examine is iRestore by Steve Dunham.

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