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Encrypted iPhone Backup Password Default

If you’re like most iPhone users, you have your phone set to automatically back up its contents to your computer. This is a great way to ensure that you never lose your data, but it can also be a security risk if someone gets access to your computer. That’s because the backup file contains a copy of your iPhone’s encrypted data, and the password for that encryption is stored in the computer’s Keychain.

If someone can get access to your …