{"id":13931,"date":"2020-08-01T23:13:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T21:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/?p=13931"},"modified":"2020-08-01T23:13:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T21:13:55","slug":"apple-secure-enclave-chip-unpatchable-exploit-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/en\/news\/apple-secure-enclave-chip-unpatchbarer-exploit-entdeckt","title":{"rendered":"Apple Secure Enclave chip: Unpatchable exploit discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Secure Enclave chip is one of Apple's smartest improvements, as it encrypts and protects sensitive data like passwords and more. Now there are reports that hackers have discovered an "unpatchable" exploit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most important security improvements in recent years is undoubtedly Apple's Secure Enclave chip. But hackers claim there is a permanent vulnerability that Apple cannot fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Secure Enclave?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Secure Enclave is a secure coprocessor included in almost every Apple device that provides an additional layer of security. All data stored on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and other Apple devices is encrypted with random private keys that only the Secure Enclave can access. These keys are unique and remain stored locally on the device. This means that there is no synchronization with iCloud. But the chip is not only responsible for encrypting files; it is also responsible for storing the keys that manage sensitive data such as passwords, the credit card used by Apple Pay, and even the biometric identification used to activate Touch ID and Face ID. Although the chip is permanently installed in the device and is a hardware component, it is completely separated from the rest of the system. This means that it works independently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A jailbreak cannot crack the coprocessor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The reason for this isolation is that Apple wants to ensure that applications do not gain access to the chip. They can only make requests for decryption. (Example: When an app is decrypted with Face ID or Touch ID, it sends a request to the Secure Enclave) This takes the security of the devices to a whole new level. It is so secure that even a jailbreak cannot crack the coprocessor. So explained<\/span><\/a> Apple the whole thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Secure Enclave maintains the integrity of its own cryptographic operations even in a situation where a device's kernel has been compromised. Communication between the Secure Enclave and the application processor is isolated in an interrupt-driven mailbox and shared memory data buffers, providing strict control.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

These devices have the Secure Enclave chip<\/p>\n\n\n\n