We might see a function like Android in Apple.
Key sentence:
- Apple is actually working on a function that has been around for years on Android smartphones.
- It seems from the patent that Apple is trying to solve the problem that any user needs to have personal information protected.
- The patent notes that after the predetermined number of incorrect authentication attempts, the “rate of passcode entry can also be throttled.
It seems like Apple is actually working on a function that has been around for years on Android smartphones. A new patent entitled “Provision of domains in a secure enclave to accommodate multiple users” has been issued to the business.
What this suggests is that the iPhone manufacturer is improving its safe enclave technology that can help multiple customers to share one iPhone or iPad without exposing to other users their personal information. In short, this means supporting multiple user support user accounts on iOS.
The patent does not explicitly reference iOS or any other edition of the OS, Appleinsider states. The business also refers in the patent to both “single-user mobile computing devices as well as laptop and desktop computing devices for multiple users.”
As the Patent stated:
It should be noted that for multiple users, macOS already has support. The patent, however, may suggest that this feature would primarily be for iPhones.
“Multiple passcodes, as well as associated encryption keys, can be used by a computing device, which multiple passcodes or encryption keys can be connected with each different system user account,” the patent said.
The problem Apple trying to solve:
It seems from the patent that Apple is trying to solve the problem that any user needs to have personal information protected, from logins to Apple Pay data, while using some shared features including the web browser.
Apple also spoke about a Stable Enclave Processor or SEP, which appears to be the future version of the security chip T2 that we see on Mac devices. However, this processor may show up in iPhones as well in the future.
It slowdowns the process of reaching multiple failed login attempts:
It is also stated that the tech will purposely slow down the process of achieving several failed login attempts, after which you are normally logged out.
“Passcode throttling could be enabled certain single-user mobile computing devices, including such smartphone or tablet computing devices,” it says, “to reduce the rate at which an unauthorized user can try to access incorrect passcodes.”
The “rate of passcode entry can also be restricted:
The patent notes that after the predetermined number of incorrect authentication attempts, the “rate of passcode entry can also be throttled.” The advantages of this may be that it can avoid accidental lockout and can also frustrate the malicious attacker when executing a brute force passcode assault.
