Collaborate Disseminate
The Secure Enclave is isolated from the main processor to provide an extra layer of security and is designed to keep sensitive user data secure even when the Application Processor kernel becomes compromised.
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Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones. Continue reading Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
The greatest hardware hacks of all time were simply the result of finding software keys in memory. The AACS encryption debacle — the 09 F9 key that allowed us to decrypt HD DVDs — was the result of encryption keys just sitting in main memory, where it could be read by any other program. DeCSS, the hack that gave us all access to DVDs was again the result of encryption keys sitting out in the open.
Because encryption doesn’t work if your keys are just sitting out in the open, system designers have come up with ingenious solutions to prevent …read more
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The security community isn’t usually one to fawn over Apple’s product rollouts, but the computer giant gave it reason to issue some praise on Tuesday. Apple released more details about its T2 security chip, which handles a number of security processes. The chip houses a device’s Secure Enclave, which protects encryption keys, fingerprint data and secure boot. In a security pamphlet released after Apple’s press event on Tuesday, the company revealed that the chip will completely cut off access to the device’s microphone when the MacBook lid is shut. “This disconnect is implemented in hardware alone, and therefore prevents any software, even with root or kernel privileges in macOS, and even the software on the T2 chip, from engaging the microphone when the lid is closed,” the pamphlet reads. The power cut is only limited to the microphone, and not the camera, since the latter would be useless when a […]
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A hacker that goes by the handle “xerub” has apparently figured out the decryption key for Apple’s Secure Enclave Processor (SEP) firmware, and made it available online: key is fully grown https://t.co/MwN4kb9SQI use https://t.co/I9fLo5Iglh to decrypt and https://t.co/og6tiJHbCu to process — ~ (@xerub) August 16, 2017 What is the Secure Enclave? To quote Apple: The Secure Enclave is a coprocessor fabricated in the Apple S2, Apple A7, and later A-series processors. It uses encrypted memory … More → Continue reading Decryption key for Apple iOS Secure Enclave Processor firmware revealed
After weeks of encryption battles, the government thinks it might not need Apple’s help after all. Continue reading Here’s How the FBI Might Unlock the San Bernardino iPhone Without Apple’s Help