If you are an iPhone or iPad user you are familiar with Restrictions Passcode right? As iOS is very strict about security so if you accidentally forget the restrictions passcode you are really in trouble. If you contact with Apple they will recommend you to buy a new iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. To be honest iOS devices are already expensive. So for just restrictions passcode if you have to buy a new one it will be really hopeless situation for you. Well here I am with a really good news. In today's article I will share a technique with you. You can in fact recover your forgotten restrictions passcode even without any software. Yeah its completely free. Let me tell you how can you do this.
First of all take a full backup using your computer and iTunes. Make sure you are not taking encrypted backup. Once backup is completed go to this folder.
===================== iOS Restrictions Passcode File Location =====================
C:\Users{{User Account Name}}\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
From this folder search for this file.
===================== iOS Restrictions Passcode File Name =====================
398bc9c2aeeab4cb0c12ada0f52eea12cf14f40b
You can hit control+F button simultaneously. Then in search box simply copy paste this file name "398bc9c2aeeab4cb0c12ada0f52eea12cf14f40b" without double quotes. Once you have found the file simply right click on it and click on open with notepad. Now follow these undermentioned steps.
Step 1: Search for
< key >RestrictionsPasswordKey< /key >
< data >QcKWXFgpNlaKWcnO< /data >
Once you found this RestrictionsPasswordKey section copy whatever you see inside the < data > < /data >. Paste this code inside a separate notepad file.
Step 2: Now search for
< key >RestrictionsPasswordSalt</ key >
< data >KWcnO</ data >
And copy whatever you found inside the < data > < /data > as before.
Now we have restrictions password key and restrictions password salt. Right? It means we are ready to decode these and recover our forgotten restrictions passcode. Lets head over to this website..
=========== Website To Recover Restrictions Password From Hash & Salt ===========
http://ios7hash.derson.us/
Now in RestrictionsPasswordKey field put the restrictions password key you copied in your notepad. Also in RestrictionsPasswordSalt field paste the restrictions password salt you copied in your notepad file. Then hit on start searching button. Now this website will start decoding. It will take some time. Usually it takes 2 to 5 minutes to find the password. Once found the website will show you the passcode via a popup message. Simply enter the restrictions pascode in your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. And you should see your password is working. :)
This method works in latest iPhones like iPhone x, iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone XR and even in older iPhones like iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 4s etc. Also the method works in all lates iOS releases like iOS 12, iOS 11, iOS 10, iOS 9 and even in iOS 8 and iOS 7.
Guys now let me know if you face any difficulty to recover restrictions passcode. I will try to help you with my limited knowledge.
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