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iOS Insecure Keychain Usage

Detects iOS Keychain items stored with insecure accessibility attributes that allow access when device is locked or without user authentication.

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iOS Insecure Keychain Usage

Overview

iOS Keychain stores sensitive data with different accessibility levels:

  • kSecAttrAccessibleAlways — accessible even when device is locked (insecure)
  • kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlocked — accessible only when device is unlocked (preferred)
  • kSecAttrAccessibleAfterFirstUnlock — accessible after first unlock (less secure)

Using kSecAttrAccessibleAlways means data can be read by malware or when device is physically stolen while locked.

Remediation

  • Use kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlockedThisDeviceOnly for most sensitive items
  • Use kSecAttrAccessibleWhenPasscodeSetThisDeviceOnly for highest security
  • Never use kSecAttrAccessibleAlways

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