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by subhb 13y ago
Can someone verify this with an iOS5 device. On iOS 6.1.3 this doesn't work anymore though. But someone just claimed this on the blog: "I ran a test using my iPhone 5 and a computer I’ve never synced with before. I didn’t need to unlock the
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by subhb 13y ago
Interesting. But Apple provides protection API for Core Data as well as a part of their SDK.
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by subhb 13y ago
One need to handle security differently for mobile devices and for laptops. When it comes to the example I gave above in one case a person can read the contents of the files, in another case the same person can copy your entire content. Now
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by subhb 13y ago
How about making it more secure! Won't it solve the problem? It's just not about Mailbox app it's about all the apps that should protect user's data. Should they care about their user's data or leave it up to the device to protect it?
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by subhb 13y ago
One can keep a secret key anywhere other than Document or Library directory of such apps. One of the obvious place will be device keychain.
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by subhb 13y ago
There are so many things one can do if he/she has access to your entire mail folder or contacts (by copying it using iExplorer or similar forensic tools) Vs just browsing few emails. Talking about attachments, one can in this case get acces
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by subhb 13y ago
@tmpajk How does it make Mailbox more secure. Let's talk about the scenario where you have access to an iPhone for few minutes. In one case, you can go through some contents, in another case you can copy all emails and contacts. My whole po
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by subhb 13y ago
Having said the above, one can copy all the contacts and emails of someone in few seconds. This is different than just browsing an email on UI (one would need time for that). What if someone has got an access to an iDevice just for few seco
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by subhb 13y ago
On any app that consists of sensitive information, one should probably implement passcode security on the application itself. Now this might annoy some users, but if you know you are going to use it for something special, you won't mind it!
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by subhb 13y ago
This is correct @nezza. I should have verified this with my friend's iPhone first. But the original issue still remains the same which is the files are not protected!
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Mailbox iOS app is a security fail(subhb.org)
98 points by subhb 13y ago|55 comments
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by subhb 14y ago
Interesting way of looking into things, I would definitely give it a try. It might be real useful for getting feedback for certain things.