Practical jailbreaking

To perform filesystem acquisition, we need our iOS device to be jailbroken. The steps to jailbreak an iOS device running 11.4.1 are as follows:

  1. Download Electra from: https://github.com/coolstar/electra-ipas/raw/master/Electra1141-1.3.2.ipa.

  2. Download Cydia Impactor (http://www.cydiaimpactor.com/), run it, and connect the device to your workstation:

Running Cydia Impactor

  1. Drag and drop the Electra IPA file to the Cydia Impactor window.

  2. Type any Apple ID in the new window (you can register a new one for every device you examine).

  3. Log on with this Apple ID to https://appleid.apple.com/ and generate an app-specific ...

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