iOS 7 forgot restrictions passcode

On the phone go to Settings/iCloud and turn off Find my iPhone. You will need your Apple ID and password that you used to turn it on.

Or open a browser and go to https://icloud.com/find log in with your Apple ID and password, click on your iPhone, wipe it, then remove it from the account.

I did not have a restriction code, then the resource com.apple.restrictionspassword.plist :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict/>

</plist>

I tried change the restriction passcode to 1234, and now: (in bold)

........

<dict>

<key>RestrictionsPasswordKey</key>

<data>

S6PcLATheGi4xsdSmsVplFDFhjI=

</data>

<key>RestrictionsPasswordSalt</key>

<data>

6rqQuw==

</data>

</dict>

.....

I remove the restriction key, and I set the key 1234 again:

......

<dict>

<key>RestrictionsPasswordKey</key>

<data>

W53yNhyVx4lOF8ibsGDxpI0VOfk=

</data>

<key>RestrictionsPasswordSalt</key>

<data>

Ag/X9g==

</data>

</dict>

.......

The value of <RestrictionsPasswordKey> and <RestrictionsPasswordSalt> are different, but the key is the same 1234.

If I fail by entering the code, I get : 1 failed attempt

I can see this on the resource com.apple.springboard.plist

<key>SBParentalControlsFailedAttempts</key>

<integer>1</integer>

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.4

0000 worked for me, I have never used this restriction passcode, at least I am now in and passcode changed to something of my choosing

One way would would to out your phone in DFU or recovery mode. You can look up on youtube how to do that using keyword how to out phone into DFU mode. Once you do that you can restore your phone to the latest backup or set it up as a new phone.

Hope that helped

Haydon

Do you get unlimited tries to put in a restrictions passcode although the time between them increases?

FYI-the iBackUpBot recovery strategy outlined by gilsonmelo and MillValleyiMacG5 still works on iOS 7.1 and an iPhone 5s. So, some summary notes: We did all the following to ensure success:

1. Bought iBackUpBot.
2. Edited springboard.plist and restrictedpassword.plist both as described in this thread. Make sure to make all three changes to the springboard file. Files located at System Files\HomeDomain\Library\Preferences
3. Did a DFU factory restore on the iPhone (Google it).
4. Using iTunes, restored the now new iPhone using the most recent iBackUpBot-edited iPhone backup.
5. As soon as the phone was restored we switched the phone to Airplane mode (seems some here had problems with iCloud undoing these changes).
6. Then went into Restrictions using 1234. Turned them off.
7. Turned Restrictions back on entering a new PIN code.
8. Took the phone out of Airplane mode.

Works!

I had the same problem - my restrictions passcode was "lost." I've used the same unlock key for 5 years, but after the upgrade to iOS 7, it was "lost." Well, I was ready to use iBackUpBot (thanks, BTW, for all the instructions here), but then I found iPhoneBackUpExtractor at http://www.iphonebackupextractor.com/ that will let you reset the passcode to 1234 OR tell you what the passcode is. It costs $25 for the version of the "free program" that will let you change or identify the passcode, but it had me unlocked with the correct passcode in about 5 minutes. Well worth the $25, but I'm totally annoyed at Apple for the problem. iOS 7 was a real downgrade, IMO.

I have been subscribed to this thread for a while now, even though I have long since fixed my phone (thanks! ...I guess I am too lazy to turn notifications off for this thread ...)

But I have two points/questions since this thread is now so old and long:

1) Has anyone figured out yet what is causing the password to reset itself? (I also [i]know[/i] that is what happened to me-but I have not reproduced the problem for months now...)

2) Having this fix is great and all, but what is to keep every high school student and thief on the planet from finding this thread and using it nefariously to crack their iPhones? Doesn't the ability to do this in the first place constitute a breach of security on Apple's part?

Thanks still for the fix; I am sorry to bring this up and possibly hinder people who legitimately need to get into their phones...

myurkus wrote:

1) Has anyone figured out yet what is causing the password to reset itself? (I also [i]know[/i] that is what happened to me-but I have not reproduced the problem for months now...)

As it never happened to me in 7 years of iPhone use I can think of 2 explanations. The first is simply forgetfulness; you set restrictions 3 years ago and have no recollection of it.

The other is that restrictions were set by a security profile installed by a corporate IT administrator as a requirement to access corporate MS Exchange email.

2) Having this fix is great and all, but what is to keep every high school student and thief on the planet from finding this thread and using it nefariously to crack their iPhones? Doesn't the ability to do this in the first place constitute a breach of security on Apple's part?

Yes, that's a real problem that Apple has tried to tighten up with each new release. It should not be possible to bypass Restrictions without wiping the phone.

As it never happened to me in 7 years of iPhone use I can think of 2 explanations. The first is simply forgetfulness; you set restrictions 3 years ago and have no recollection of it.

The other is that restrictions were set by a security profile installed by a corporate IT administrator as a requirement to access corporate MS Exchange email.

Neither happened to me. I was at home all weekend. One minute I had no restrictions set, the next I did. This was on an iPad. I have an iPhone too - no problems there (yet!). I just upgraded to iOS7 on both (wish I could go back to iOS6 on both). Wifi is totally screwed up.

2) Having this fix is great and all, but what is to keep every high school student and thief on the planet from finding this thread and using it nefariously to crack their iPhones? Doesn't the ability to do this in the first place constitute a breach of security on Apple's part?

Yes, that's a real problem that Apple has tried to tighten up with each new release. It should not be possible to bypass Restrictions without wiping the phone.

Teach your kids/teens right from wrong - that's the only real way to protect them from the crud that's in this world. As for crooks!? I think you need your unlock passcode in order to create the backup that you would need to get the restrictions or unlock passcode. Apple seems to have blocked that one.

-North

I have been unable to guess my password for almost a year, I can not reset my ipad because I will loose my work and have tried 150 times to get it

I have had posts deleted from this forum way too many times... Posts above here point to software that decrypts backups, allows you to change the restrictions password, and even decrypts the password for you. There is at least one other website out there that can decrypt the code also, but Apple moderators closely watch this forum and delete all posts with links like that.

While paying $25 is the easiest way, searching for ios7hash will also lead you to another solution.

Yes, looks like they have deleted a few of my posts. Makes me want to ditch all of my apple products for android since they created the problem that we are all trying to solve.

I don't even know mine because I don't have an Iphone