My phone was taken by a known party. It has since been returned, but I would like to determine if they made attempts (failed or successful) to access my personal information. Is there a log that I can access myself? This would be preferred. If not, is this something that can be done via apple or at the apple store?
iPhone 5c, iOS 8
I understood your question - and your concern. I had hoped the fact that the security feature is a tough nut to crack might be of some consolation. Passcodes are almost impossible to guess, unless the guessER has special knowledge of you. The PIN code has been industry standard in the financial world for decades - but alas, a lot of folks use their birthdate or the digits of their street address.
I searched (which I am pretty good at) and found nothing here in the World of Apple that indicates that there is a log file (which I agree that there MAY be) that is user accessible using the iOS features or any other method. Google was not forthcoming either in the time I devoted there.
It is possible that IF this file exists it may not be permanent so that is a running total of all attempts since one first turned on the phone. It could be like a cookie in a browser or somesuch that resets when one gets by the temporary lock out by correctly entering the passcode. Although robust, iOS is not OSX.
If I had an acquaintance that had possessed my phone for a period of time, I would probably rely on subtle interrogation methods. Most times people are terrible liars. Additionally, I would take actions AS IF the damage had occurred. Better safe than sorry.
best luck
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cman
I agree 100% with the comments from our esteemed expert on all things security related - thomas_r. [ The Safe Mac ] - he makes a cogent point regarding the "actually accessed" part. As there are indeed other means to access the phone, all the logfile would show is one way of access. You of course are still the one to make the call.
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Regarding your efforts to crack the logfile, I did some back-channel asking around.
The most trusted source says that you have already tried the only relatively "Easy to use" tool available [ your post -- Jan 8, 2015 9:41 PM ] and are not confident using it, much less other more robust tools.
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He is not confident that any data observable would be "decipherable" in the sense that you wish - likely to be gibberish, to the layman.
Also , would not any attempt to access such data - notwithstanding the outcome - make the phone out of warranty?
ManSinha wrote:
Also , would not any attempt to access such data - notwithstanding the outcome - make the phone out of warranty?
No, not unless some unauthorized procedure was used or if the device was physically tampered with/opened. Simply trying to guess a passcode on a device doesn't void a device's warranty.
Listen to the Marine.
This is all about using software to look at a file normally inaccessible through traditional means available to the normal user.
Is there a way to see list of log-in attempts on iphone?
