Any Tips on Figuring Out the Last Two Digits of an iCloud Encryption Key?

Hi all, I had the key to decrypt my iCloud account written on the back of a card, but I cut out the image on the card, leaving only 18 of 24 of the encryption characters written down. I have remembered 4 of 6 missing characters, but am missing 2, maybe 3, as seen in the pictures below It was cut out, I got it down to only 2 characters missing left, and Apple Support has refuted any information regarding the key, should I try all 1,296 character combinations to unlock it? I provided a blurred picture of both the card that was cutout, and what I remember on a new card. I think it may be either letter-letter, number-letter, or letter-number, I do not believe it was number-number, which slightly reduces the combination of characters that need to be attempted.

iPhone 13

Posted on Mar 26, 2025 2:13 PM

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Mar 26, 2025 4:01 PM in response to wbeckfl

Only you can figure it out. If you have a key, Apple has no access to it nor any means to reset it. If it is truly only two digits, it may take a few weeks/months. If it is 6 digits, it would take multiple lifetimes.

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Any Tips on Figuring Out the Last Two Digits of an iCloud Encryption Key?

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