IOS – Get unlock passcode of a jailbroken iPad/iPhone using TransLock Bruteforce Tool

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I have a jailbroken iPad 3 that I haven't touched in a couple of years, and forgot the 4-digit passcode. The MacBook Pro that I used to backup and sync the iPad recently crashed. So, I cannot connect and restore the iPad without losing my precious data; particularly a book's manuscript that I was partially writing in Notes.

After 9 failed attempts, I am down to my last attempt before the iPad is locked. I've tried numerous applications to try and backup the iPad in DFU/Restore mode to no avail.

Then I came across: Majd Alfhaily's post http://blog.alfhaily.me/2015/03/bruteforce/ where he was able to accomplish the exact task that I am trying to do using his TransLock Brutefore tool. I tried to replicate his work, but my programming skills are limited. I got as far as downloading his libTransLock file on my GitHub…(https://github.com/freemanrepo/libTransLock).

Does anyone know how to compile or execute his work? Has anyone else been successful at bypassing the passcode on a jailbroken iPad/ iPhone using TransLock or another tool? Any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Best Answer

libTransLock is a tweak you'll need to compile with Theos and install on the device.

  1. Install Theos.
  2. Clone libTransLock to a folder on your computer.
  3. Connect your jailbroken device with USB.
  4. Run make package install in the cloned folder.
  5. SSH into your jailbroken device.

  6. Run tail -f /var/log/syslog on your device to watch the syslog. You should see lines like

    Testing : 0000
Testing : 0001
⋮
Password is : 1234

    That's the password!

  7. Once you're back in, uninstall the tweak in Cydia.

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