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DIGITAL FORENSICS UTILITIES
IOS TOOLKIT
Crack Passwords, Recover Deleted Data and Beat Encyption on iPhones
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Enhanced Forensic Access to iPhone/iPad/iPod Devices running Apple iOS
Perform the complete forensic analysis of encrypted user data stored in certain iPhone/iPad/iPod devices running iOS 4.x and 3.x. Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit allows eligible customers acquiring bit-to-bit images of devices’ file systems, extracting phone secrets (passcodes, passwords, and encryption keys) and decrypting the file system dump. Access to most information is provided in real-time.
Features and Benefits
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An all-in-one, complete solution
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Acquire complete, bit-precise device images
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Device keys and keychain items recovery
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Quick acquisition (1hr 20min typical – for 32 GB models)
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Zero-footprint operation leaves no traces and requires no modifications to devices’ contents
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Every step of investigation is fully logged
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Support of most current iOS 3.x and 4.x devices
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Passcode not required ( *)
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Instant iOS 3.x passcode recovery
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Simple 4-digit iOS 4.x passcodes recovered in 20-40 minutes
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Physical and logical acquisition supported
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Mac and Windows versions available
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Automatic and manual modes available
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Availability restricted to select government entities
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Restricted Use: ElcomSoft restricts the availability of the toolkit to select government entities such as law enforcement and forensic organizations and intelligence agencies.
Access More Information than Available in iPhone Backups
ElcomSoft already offers the ability to access information stored in iPhone/iPad/iPod devices by decrypting data backups made with Apple iTunes. The new toolkit offers access to much more information compared to what’s available in those backups, including access to passwords and usernames, email messages, SMS and mail files.
Huge amounts of highly sensitive information stored in users’ smartphones can be accessed. Historical geolocation data, viewed Google maps and routes, Web browsing history and call logs, pictures, email and SMS messages, usernames, passwords, and nearly everything typed on the iPhone is being cached by the device and can be accessed with the new toolkit.
Zero Footprint Operation
Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit provides true zero-footprint operation, leaving no traces and making no changes to the contents of the device.
Real-Time Access to Encrypted Information
Unlike previously employed methods relying on lengthy dictionary attacks or brute force password recovery, the new toolkit can extract most encryption keys out of the physical device. With encryption keys handily available, access to most information is provided in real-time. A typical acquisition of an iPhone device takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes; more time is required to process 64-Gb versions of Apple iPad. The list of exceptions is short, and includes user’s passcode, which can be brute-forced or recovered with a dictionary attack.
Keychain Recovery
Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit can access iOS secrets including most keychain items, opening investigators access to highly sensitive data such as login/password information to Web sites and other resources.
Passcode Not Required (But May Come Handy)
Knowing the original passcode is never required, but may come handy in the case of iOS 4.x devices only. The following chart helps to understand whether you’ll need a passcode for a successful acquisition.
iOS 3.x: passcode not required. All information will be accessible. The original passcode will be instantly recovered and displayed.
iOS 4.x: certain information is protected with passcode-dependent keys, including the following:
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Email messages;
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Keychains (stored login/password information);
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Certain third-party application data, if the application requested strong encryption.
iOS 4.x Passcode Recovery
Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit can brute-force iOS 4.x passcodes in 20-40 minutes for a 4-digit passcode. Complex passcodes can be recovered, but require more time.
Escrow File Support
Alternatively, an escrow file can be used to decrypt protected pieces of information even without knowing the original passcode. (An escrow file can be obtained from a computer with which the device under investigation has been connected/synced).
System Requirements
iOS Forensic Toolkit for Mac OS X requires an Intel-based Mac computer running Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) with iTunes 10.2 or later installed.
The Toolkit for Microsoft Windows requires the computer running Windows XP or Windows 7 with iTunes 10.2 or later installed.
Other versions of Mac OS X, Windows and iTunes might also work but have not been tested.
Compatible Devices and Platforms
The Toolkit currently supports the following iOS devices:
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iPhone 3G
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iPhone 3GS
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iPhone 4 (GSM and CDMA models)
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iPod Touch (3rd and 4th generations)
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iPad (1st generation only)
Supported operating systems:
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iPhone 3G |
iPhone 3Gs, iPod Touch 3th gen, iPad |
iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4th gen |
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iOS 3.x |
iOS 4.x |
iOS 3.x |
iOS 4.x |
iOS 4.x |
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| Logical imaging |
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| Passcode recovery |
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| Keychain decryption |
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| Disk decryption(*) |
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(*) Devices originally shipped with iOS 3.x, including those running iOS 4.x that were upgraded from iOS 3.x without performing “erase install”, do not have Data Protection enabled, and user partitions are not encrypted. Therefore, the decryption is not required.
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