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Secure Enclave

Definition

The dedicated security coprocessor on iPhone 5s and later, running a separate microkernel and holding the per-class encryption keys, the passcode verifier and the Touch ID / Face ID templates.

Related terms

APK / IPA
Android Package and iOS App Store package, the installable bundles for the two platforms. APK is a ZIP containing AndroidManifest.xml, classes.dex and...
ART
Android Runtime, the AOT-compiling successor to the Dalvik virtual machine since Android 5.0 Lollipop. Apps compile to OAT files on install for...
FBE
File-Based Encryption, the per-file key scheme that replaced Full-Disk Encryption (FDE) from Android 7.0 Nougat onward. Splits files into Credential Encrypted (CE)...
TCC.db
Transparency, Consent and Control database at /var/mobile/Library/TCC/TCC.db on iOS. Records which apps the user has granted access to camera, microphone, photos, contacts,...
WAL
Write-Ahead Log, the SQLite journaling mode that writes new pages to a sibling .db-wal file before checkpointing them into the main database....

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