paracrack

A short script to brute force IOS parental controls passcode (which nobody ever remembers)

Step 1:

• Back up the device locally, using itunes.

Step 2:

• Use a tool such as iBackupViewer to extract /System/Library/Preferences/com.apple.restrictionspassword.plist

Step 3:

• Look at that plist file, you need the RestrictionsPasswordKey and salt. They look like this:

  • key: e2gdr1sXWoan2YATKA3+GcuwCag=
  • salt: /Y/SkQ==

Step 4:

• run the script, passing the key and salt on the commandline:

  ruby ./paracrack.rb e2gdr1sXWoan2YATKA3+GcuwCag= /Y/SkQ==

Step 5:

There is no step 5. This should only take a few seconds. If it doesn't find a key, you entered either the key or the salt inaccurately.