How should an encrypted backup password look like?

I've forgotten my encryption password in iTunes, and I've drawn up a list to test all the possibilities.

My question is: is there any constraint regarding the length, figures, special characters etc?

I can't find the answer in the assisrances pages, so I hope someone can help me here.

Thank you!

Posted on Nov 15, 2023 05:34 AM

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Nov 15, 2023 09:03 AM in response to laetitia212

laetitia212 wrote:

I've forgotten my encryption password in iTunes, and I've drawn up a list to test all the possibilities.
My question is: is there any constraint regarding the length, figures, special characters etc?
I can't find the answer in the assisrances pages, so I hope someone can help me here.
Thank you!

it would've been whatever you set it too, About encrypted backups on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Nov 15, 2023 09:42 AM in response to laetitia212

I'm not aware of any particular limitations on allowable passwords. See Disable iOS backup encryption - Apple Community. In particular:


If you have forgotten the password, or were not aware that encryption had been enabled, consider that it might be any computer, Apple ID, Wi-Fi password or device PIN that you've used in the past, working from the assumption that you might have reused a common password that you were using when encryption was first activated. See About encrypted backups on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support for details.


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