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What processes are involved in "NAND mirroring" that prevents the chip from being destroyed? According to Ars Technica and other news outlets, Jonathan Zdziarski, a leading independent Apple iOS security researcher and forensics expert, has a theory about the FBI's newly discovered potential route into the iPhone 5C used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook. In a blog post, Zdziarski wrote that the technique the FBI is planning to use to get around having to compel Apple to help bypass the phone's security is likely a method called NAND mirroring—a hardware-based approach that, while effective, is far from the "golden key" software the FBI had sought.
