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Former Member
3 years ago

How to protect against compromised iPhone passcode

I am wondering about an unlikely scenario. Let's say I am forced to reveal my iPhone passcode and turnover my iPhone. The unlocked iPhone now has access to all my 1Password stored accounts, and my em...
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Rene123
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago

This is a big vulnerability! They don't need to force you at all. Only observe you type in your passcode, and then steal your phone.

With the basic phone passcode they can see all 1Password passwords, as they show up under iOS settings>Passwords!

This defeats the vault password. If anyone knows how to prevent this, please let us know.

See this article
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-iphone-security-theft-passcode-data-privacya-basic-iphone-feature-helps-criminals-steal-your-digital-life-cbf14b1a