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function_seven on March 18, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple iOS Hardware Assisted Screenlock Bruteforce

How large is the write? A byte? Or 8 bytes for one 64-bit word? I can't imagine that would impact the user in any way, unless I'm not thinking this through...

Sanddancer on March 18, 2015 [–]

Flash writes in full blocks, so it would be 4k with most recent flash chips

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