Cracking Android’s full disk encryption

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At the end of 2011, Google released version 4.0 of its Android operating system. For the first time, Android smartphone owners were supplied with a disk encryption feature that transparently scrambles user partitions, thus protecting sensitive user information against targeted attacks that bypass screen locks. On the downside, scrambled telephones are a a nightmare for IT forensics and law enforcement, because once the power of a scrambled device is cut any chance to recover data other than bruteforce is lost. Continue reading “Cracking Android’s full disk encryption”