Enable End-to-End Encryption for Your iCloud Backups

The improved Apple data protection for the iCloud function uses through encryption to ensure the highest level of cloud security that Apple offers. That’s all you need to know about turning it on on your devices.

The encrypted security function gives you a choice to further protect your important iCloud data, including ICLUD backup, photos, notes and much more.

The use of Apple from through encryption means that the vast majority of your most confidential iCloud data can be decrypted only on your reliable Apple devices, where you signed your Apple ID account, guaranteeing that the data remain safe even in the case. Data violations in the cloud. In other words, no one, even Apple, can not access your data except you.

ICLUD already protects 14 confidential data categories using through default encryption, including passwords in the ICLOUD key match and health data. For users who provide advanced data protection, the total number of data categories protected using a through encryption increase to 23, including icloud backup, notes and photographs.

Extended data protection provides end -to -end encryption for the following additional categories of iCloud:

• Reserve copies and messages of the device
• ICLOUD DRIVE
• Notes
• Photo
• Reminders
• Voice memos
• Safari of bookmarks
• Siri labels
• A wallet passes

The only large categories of iCloud data that are not covered are ICLOD MAIL, contacts and calendar from the need to interact with global email systems, contacts and calendar.

It is important to note that the expanded data protection for iCloud is an Oct-in function, so you must turn it on yourself using the steps below. Please note that if you lose access to your account, you can restore your data only using the password or password of your device, contact with restoration or recovery key. (You will be guided to configure at least one contact with recovery or recovery key before expanded data protection is enabled.)

It is also worth remembering that when expanded data protection, access to your data via iCloud.com is disabled by default, although you will have the opportunity to enable access to data on icloud.com, which allows a web browser and Apple to have temporary access to encryption keys, specific for data.

Before you turn on the advanced data protection, you first have to update all your devices to the latest versions of the software, otherwise you will have to remove these devices from your account, since they will not maintain through encryption. The improved data protection is available around the world on iPhone, iPad and Mac, working in iOS 16.3 or later version, iPados 16.3 or later version and MacOS 13.2 or later, respectively.

How to enable the recording recording on iPhone, iPad and Mac

Before turning on the extended data protection, you need to configure the recording recording. This guarantees that you can restore your data if you forget your password.

1. Open Settings On your iPhone or iPad (or system settings on Mac), and then select the Apple Account banner in the upper menu.
2. Choose IcloudField
3. Choose Extended data protectionField
   
4. Choose Account restorationField
5. Add Recovery ContactAnd install Restoration key If desired.
   

Contact for restoration should be a reliable person, such as a family member or friend who also owns the Apple device. They will receive recovery codes if you ever forget your password. If you decide to set the recovery key with 28 symbols, you will need to print it and save it somewhere safe or save it in a password manager.

How to enable the extended data protection on the iPhone, iPad and Mac

After the recording recording is configured, you can turn on the extended data protection for backup iCloud.

1. Open Settings On the iPhone or iPad (system settings on Mac), and then select the banner from the Apple account in the upper part of the menu.
2. Choose IcloudField
3. Choose Extended data protectionField
4. Switch the switch for advanced data protection to enable it.

That’s all. Your backups ICloud are now protected by end -to -end encryption.

You can disable the extended data protection at any time. At the same time, your device will reliably load the necessary encryption keys to Apple servers, and your account will return to the standard level of protection.