Today we’ve got something interesting for you security-minded folks with iPhones or iPod touches. You know how Apple only lets you use four numbers as your passcode to unlock your device? That’s as weak as banks PINs and school lockers. Everyone knows you need at least six characters and alpha-numeric at that.
We have your answer. We’ve built a profile from Apple’s corporate developement kit that allows alphanumeric passcodes. All you have to do is open this link (On your iDevice only!) and you will be prompted to pick a new passcode. You will be required to make a passcode with a mix of letters and numbers and you cannot put numbers in a consecutive order. For example you cannot choose “max1234″ you would have to do something such as “max2746.” If you ever want to remove this feature simply go to Settings/General/Profiles/9to5mac/ then click remove and confirm. Then change your code back to something numeric.
We aren’t responsible for you forgetting your passcode and locking yourself out of your iPhone. Or anything else. Use at your own risk.
If you want to know how to do this yourself, iClarified coincidentally has a good tutorial this morning.
Fishy. Very, very fishy.
I am with you!! Sounds like a back door! Also why are the keys displayed when entering the passcode? These should be hidden with astericks!!!! We need someone to sniff the traffic after installing this? Is the passcode stored encrpted on the hard drive?
thats exactly what i was about to say. i can smell rat
How exactly did you do this?
And could you make an android styled lock screen?
What else can you edit on the iPhone with these profiles?
There already is an android lock-screen, you just have to have a jailbroken iPhone/iTouch, and then go on Rock or Cydia and search AndroidLock. I use it on my phone all the time and i find it is a lot easier to remember than a code!
There already is an android lock-screen, you just have to have a jailbroken iPhone/iTouch, and then go on Rock or Cydia and search AndroidLock. I use it on my phone all the time and i find it is a lot easier to remember than a code!
Would you please write more about this?
Who wrote it; How is it implemented; MOAR
Yes lock your iphone using a remote web site…. how secure, and if your web site hacked, changed protocols, crashed database or all data stolen then all those millions or hundreds of thousands of iPhones are impaired…
The website isn’t holding the data. You’re just downloading a settings change for your phone created using the utility Apple provides for businesses.
It a profile, you set the password offline without their knowing…
I can confirm this works, the mechanism for setting the password is no different than from the 4 digit PIN. Parental restrictions are unaffected.
That’s kinda nifty, I like it. I wonder how long it’ll take me to get annoyed by having to type in a longer password since I’ve pretty much got my current one down in muscle memory.
Don’t *ever* do what the author is suggesting. The link points to a policy generated by the iPhone Configuration Utility. You can download the utility from Apple yourself and make the change to your iphone’s password policy.
But don’t *ever* listen if someone tells you to follow a link to a configuration profile unless you are absolutly sure you trust the person providing the link.
Configuration profiles are very powerful and can make all kinds of changes to your iPhone that can compromise your security.
This is the iPhone equivelent of telling windows users to download some random .exe and run it. Not a good thing to train people to do.
I know you mean well 9to5 but in an article aimed at security of an iPhone telling users to download a profile is just irresponsible and kind of hypocritical. If people start to take the warning messages for granted that pop up on the iPhone when they download this type of file they will ignore it elsewhere and end up with numerous issues. These types of files can cause browser redirect (man-in-middle) attacks and many other problems including completely locking you out of your own phone.
The better way would be to instruct people how to do this themselves with the software provided by apple.
It’s save and it works. 9to5 is not some russian mafia clan. I don’t see any reason why one should avoid this other than one does not want to have a passphrase. It’s nonsense to say that when you downloaded this file, one would download every profile.
Hey!how do you install it? Do you need the 3.1.3 firmware? It’s because I click on the link from my iPhone an it says: download or play. If I press download,it downloads but nothing happens. If I press play,I open a QuickTime window,as if it was a movie or so and nothing happens…
Need help plz!
I would not use it.
I use the lock screen to prevent people to mess around with my phone if they get a hold of it when I’m taking dump, or drops it.
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But my password has to be fast to type in when I have to use my phone.
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I have PIN code on my SIM card, and I have mobile me, so I can remove wipe it if I need to.
As much as it’s ilegal in the UK to use a phone while driving – if I use mine to play music through my car etc, I need to unlock it with ease, often without looking at the iPhone itself.
Though this is a good idea, it would be better for me personally if I could just have 6 numbers, as apposed to just 4, or similar. The big buttons on the default unlock (numerical) are good for ease-of-use. This config means using the alpha/numeric keypad which is just too dam small.
Still, good for some people, just perhaps not me.
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Thanks for this 9to5!
Nice work, and people it’s just a profile. Don’t get so worked up about it
I installed it, got lazy, uninstalled it. It stayed. I restarted my phone. I stayed. I can’t return to regular passcode and I would love to know how.
Settings>General>Passcode Lock> type in the passcode you just set, it will let you into the passcode lock menu, press change passcode then type that password one more time, then in the new passcodes sections, type in the numeric 4 digit passcode you want, confirm it, and it will fix it.
You first have to remove the 9to5mac profile.
Got the same problem like Alex. Got a blackra1nt ipod touch 2G
Wow, awesome, is there any chance that you could do something like this, that works on a not-jailbroken iPod to get the percentage of battery like the 3Gs ? :O
If you get the problem that it stayed, you just have to go to Settings>General>Passcode Lock and deactivate it, then it’ll be like always :B
but i am wondering how you can deactivate it… i tried doing what someone said earlier about only using numbers but then it said i must use numbers so that didn’t work.. how else can i get rid of it?
hey,
i am using this since october last year. this was written by pwncenter , http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/howto-iphoneitouch-protection-alpha-numeric-passwords
Ditto. been using it for a while as well. FSM had it for a while
Where are you leaving your phone that you need a 13 character alpha-numeric passcode, fingerprint scanning and other 007 decoders??? It’s in my pocket and if it isn’t, I can disable it from MoblieMe… Not only is this overkill, it sounds a little fishy to simply download a link from this website.
I say, beware- if it causes issues, it’s your fault for downloading it in the first place…
Actually I have very sensible information (contacts for example) on my shiny little iDevice. So in case it gets stolen I do absolutely not want anyone to be able to access that data. At least not the easy way. Of course, nothing is bullet proof and un-hackable, but at least some form of protection against the normal dumb thief.
And again. It’s not fishy, just save and very nice of 9o5 to provide the file.
And no, it does not cause any issues.
If this site starts putting CRAP like this on here, I’ll go elsewhere. There are too many good sites to get news related to tech and Apple.
Self promoting app is NOT what I came here for!!!!!
Free tool that you don’t need to download if you don’t want to, with no advertising. Dam 9to5mac to hell
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If you don’t trust a third party, this is VERY easy to implement yourself.
Download the iPhone Configuration Utility from Apple, and connect your phone. Launch the utility, go to “Configuration Profiles”, “New”. Give it a name and identifier, then go down to Passcode, enable it and set your own options. I set mine to require a minimum 6-digit numbers-only code instead.
Once you’re done, go to your phone in the left pane, “Configuration Profiles” tab, and click install next your profile. It’ll pop up on your phone and you can install it!
Tried to install via Safari, got a message saying “Safari cannot download this file.” Tried using Perfect Browser (iPhone browser that’s better than Safari), got a message saying “Error: Frame load interrupted 102.” Any ideas?
BTW I’m on OS 2.2.1 if it helps.
That’s most likely your problem. There is absolutely no reason to use 2.x, unless of course you’re an iPod touch user who is too cheap to pay the $5 to upgrade.
That’s most likely your problem. There is absolutely no reason to use OS2.x, unless you’re a Touch owner who doesn’t want to pay the $5. Just pay the $5.
Here is the link to the iPhone configuration utility.
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/
You can set your own settings.
I set mine to be whatever it wants. (Including 1 character)
And it can be numbers, letter’s, or both.
If your password contains only numbers then it will give you only a numeric keypad, if you have letters then it gives you then standard keyboard.
Its fun to have your password as “5″, It’s something some people will never try.
I have a very interesting finding to share with you!
iPhone supports alpha-numeric passcode by default!!1
This is what happened:
I had to setup my work exchange account on the iPhone. When I did the setup, it promted me to set a passcode, I didn’t had one set before.
When I set the passcode thru the exchange account setup, it allowed me to use alpha-numeric passcode. I had the alpha-numeric passcode for a month and then decided to sitch to numbers only as it looked more easy to type.
After changing it to numbers only, suddenly I found out that I can’t go back to the alpha-numeric passcode setup.
It is clear that Apple limits the alpha-numeric passcode only by choice and there is a BUG that allows you to set alpha-numeric passcode wile setting up secure exchange account.
Anyhow, I think that alpha-numeric passcode sucks. I am glad that I did the switch to numbers only.
Same experience here. When I configured my work email, I was prompted to set the passcode. The problem with a numerical code is that, every time you swipe to unlock, the default keyboard that appears does NOT have numbers. You have to click on the numbers button to get there.
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Hey is it possible to just deactivate the passcode? WIthout having to remove it? If you remove the profile, are you gonna have to redownload it again?
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