Different encryption keys are generated for different phone numbers registered on the same Apple ID. The encryption key, generated by WhatsApp when the user makes a backup for the first time, is unique per each combination of Apple ID and phone number. Since last year, both manual and daily stand-alone backups stored by WhatsApp in iCloud Drive are automatically encrypted.

Access to the user’s iCloud account and their verified phone number (SIM card) is required to obtain the encryption key and decrypt the backup. Access to user’s iCloud authentication credentials and their verified phone number is required to generate the encryption key.Įlcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.10 adds the ability to access iPhone users’ WhatsApp conversation histories by extracting and decrypting WhatsApp stand-alone backups from iCloud Drive.

The tool can obtain a WhatsApp encryption key by registering itself as a new device.

Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.10 adds the ability to extract and decrypt WhatsApp stand-alone backups created in iCloud Drive.

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