The security of devices managed by the latest versions of iOS, has come to light after the request part of the FBI so that the Cupertino boys would offer to bypass the security code in order to access the content of the iPhone 5c used by the terrorists in the attacks last December in San Bernarido, United States.
Since the beginning Apple has refused to unlock it and to create a back door that would allow the American authorities to access any device in this way, which has forced the country's authorities to have to hire an external express that has finally managed to do so, at least in devices inferior to the iPhone 5s But the process to access the latest iPhone models is well advanced.
According to the publication The Verge, several engineers of the company have met with several journalists in a conference that they regularly hold and in which they have affirmed that the Cupertino-based company is the most effective developing secure software. In addition, they have also discussed the request of the American government for the company to create a version of iOS with a back door that allows them to access whenever they want.
Apple engineers claim that the iOS protection starts from the boot ROM or memory chip that includes a certificate that can only be read by the company. If someone outside the company tries to modify the version of iOS to try to infiltrate their own code, it will not work because they do not have access to the key that generates the certificates. This procedure has been running since the iPhone 3GS was released.
The boot key ensures that the certificates or keys used for the boot process are valid. Despite being a few lines of code the chances of being able to find a fault and exploit it are very few. Likewise, the engineers once again emphasize the importance of installing all the updates that the company releases to the market in order to avoid any security risk that the company has previously detected. The possibility of being able to update the device when we are charging it at night has contributed to the current adoption rate of iOS 9 being 80%.
Encryption plays a very important role in device security. Apple uses not only software to protect the information inside it also uses hardware in its storage flash memories to improve encryption from the iPhone 5s, through the Secure Enclave option that encrypts all the information that is stored in the memory that cannot be accessed from other parts of the device.
