iOS 9 improves security with Six-Digit Passcode and 2FA

Apple’s iOS 9 will force users to strengthen the device passcode and improve the two-factor authentication mechanism.

Apple is revealing a series of improvement for its new iOS 9, today we have discussed the content blocker announced by Apple, and the company now announced new measures to improve the security of its devices.

The iOS9 will substitute the 4-digit passcodes to 6-digit passcodes increasing the number of possible combinations and making more difficult a brute-force attack.

iOS 9 also implements a two-factor authentication mechanism for users that log into their Apple account from their new device or browser. Apple sends them a verification code to their phone or displayed on their other Apple devices, with this 2FA scheme users can confirm their identity avoiding that hackers can try to access their account from an unknown device.

This new two-factor authentication method is triggered every time a user attempts to log in from an unknown device.

The iOS 9 users will also have the option “Don’t Allow” when receiving pop-up window appears or the text message.

Apple will release iOS 9 in the last quarter of 2015.

Pierluigi Paganini

(Security Affairs –  Apple iOS 9, mobile)

Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.

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