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Comment by phire

3 days ago

That stops the computer asking, but it doesn't stop the phone asking.

Apple changed this a few years ago, because of a potential security venerability: https://imazing.com/blog/ios-backup-passcode-prompt

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phire

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socalgal2  2 days ago

It's a known solvable problem though. Both devices can exchange public keys and every time they're connected they can validate those keys with each other.

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