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iPhone Compromise Security by Jailbreaking
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No...but why would you jailbreak and have nothing but cydia? The only way you really jeopardize yourself is using insecure protocols like afc2add, using openssh with the default root password, or downloading from sketchy repos.
As long as you don't grant unprotected root access the vulnerability is not higher than being on stock iOS. Best way to enable secure root access is using OpenSSH with individual password.
Using afc2 (Apple File Conduit 2) to gain root access will leave your device unprotected.
Using afc2 (Apple File Conduit 2) to gain root access will leave your device unprotected.
If you have anything of such genuine critical nature, perhaps it shouldn't be on your phone.
1password maybe? Don't need to get snarky. You are the kind of toxic people that destroy this community.
lmk when 1password protects "super important data" stored on an iPhone…
Also, if you don't know DHL, then you are pretty new to the overall jb community… He has helped many and is def not toxic to the community, you in the other hand...
Are you saying that 1password does not do a good job protecting data on an iPhone? I have been using it for a while now, and always figured it was pretty secure, but am I being naive to think so?
The particular poster is well known to post nonsense like this just to get a kick out of people's responses.
I learned to ignore him and many if his similar threads.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1741484/
Currently 1password only works with websites/web services, not stored data inside your phone unless an app adds support.
Currently 1password only works with websites/web services, not stored data inside your phone unless an app adds support.
Ahh, gotcha. I had thought you were saying that 1password wasn't actually protecting its data, but now I understand what you meant. It actually does allow you to store any text as a "secure note" and you can attach any arbitrary file type, which will get encrypted in the 1password data file (so I have, for example, a scanned copy of my passport). That said, I doubt the OP of this thread will be convinced one way or the other
Would a program like ifunbox allow for access to photos and videos with the device being locked and no Apple File Conduit installed? Never really thought about the idea of having AFC on my device and someone getting into it through that or similar programs.
For pictures and videos, you can just access them through the normal file browser (via my computer on windows)
You can access photos and videos through iFunBox even without AFC but it doesn't allow root access.
Currently 1password only works with websites/web services, not stored data inside your phone unless an app adds support.
AFAIK, web storage is optional. I linked it to my service of choice a few hours after my passwords were updated.
If you aren't careful when you jailbreak yes. Things like forgetting to change default passwords for root level for example.
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That is true even without jailbreaking.
I think that was what dhlizard was trying to say. Jailbroken or not, such critical info shouldn't be on a phone
Yep, if I had "super important data" (whatever that translates to), I might not keep it on a mobile device.