Can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpedeZopDSo (About 40 min in, can't link directly in a live stream). Not sure how much of a problem this is but if there is sensitive information on it, it should probably also not be used in view of a camera.
How do you do Face ID with a helmet visor? How do you do Touch ID with gloves? You can't leave it unlocked because the device needs to be encrypted. A pass phrase would be more secure but when you're a 400km away from the nearest threat actor there's nothing wrong with a short PIN that is set randomly prior to the mission and cleared immediately on return.
Now, maybe if iOS supported using a USB or Bluetooth key to unlock the device.
> You can't leave it unlocked because the device needs to be encrypted. A pass phrase would be more secure but when you're a 400km away from the nearest threat actor there's nothing wrong with a short PIN
It's an iOS requirement. They would have to get Apple to build them a custom version of iOS, or root it themselves. Neither of which is very maintainable. Probably easier to just use the PIN.
> How do you do Face ID with a helmet visor? How do you do Touch ID with gloves? You can't leave it unlocked because the device needs to be encrypted
Does it? There's a lot more mission critical devices and computers involved in launching and piloting that ship onboard. Are they all encrypted? Every microcontroller? A verified chain of possession for everything going on to the ship seems as if it would be necessary, iPad included. And if that is the case, then is encryption truly a necessity? Keeping in mind that a passphrase was just entered mid livestream.
I'm not saying that encryption doesn't help, and that it shouldn't be encrypted. But I think that "needs to be encrypted" is a little strong. That said, I'm really looking forward to hearing from people arguing against me. Having been working from home since March, with only the occasional social contact, I'd love a good debate right now.
I got curious about it and it seems the PIN is 06530, which according to https://www.tutorialspoint.com/letter-combinations-of-a-phon.... can be these combinations, which to my dismay are not very meaningful: ['mjd', 'mje', 'mjf', 'mkd', 'mke', 'mkf', 'mld', 'mle', 'mlf', 'njd', 'nje', 'njf', 'nkd', 'nke', 'nkf', 'nld', 'nle', 'nlf', 'ojd', 'oje', 'ojf', 'okd', 'oke', 'okf', 'old', 'ole', 'olf']
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 52.5 ms ] threadBut I guess a lot of Space-X stuff surprises me that way. It’s a very consumer focused spaceflight system.
Now, maybe if iOS supported using a USB or Bluetooth key to unlock the device.
Why have it (PIN or password) at all?
Does it? There's a lot more mission critical devices and computers involved in launching and piloting that ship onboard. Are they all encrypted? Every microcontroller? A verified chain of possession for everything going on to the ship seems as if it would be necessary, iPad included. And if that is the case, then is encryption truly a necessity? Keeping in mind that a passphrase was just entered mid livestream.
I'm not saying that encryption doesn't help, and that it shouldn't be encrypted. But I think that "needs to be encrypted" is a little strong. That said, I'm really looking forward to hearing from people arguing against me. Having been working from home since March, with only the occasional social contact, I'd love a good debate right now.
EDIT: I thought iOS PINs should be six digit?
It used to be four digits. The default changed to six, but there is an option to use four.