It's still just 10,000 combinations to brute force, but the key is being physically defended against extraction.
IPhone 6 and later require a six digit key thus upping the number of combinations to 1,000,000 instead of the previous 4 digit key.
I agree the FBI, as well as a number of other government agencies are in the business of -- if not outright lying -- obfuscation of facts. But their comment about being pretty good about keeping secrets is downright stupid. If they have such a key it is dead certain it will be given to other agencies and inevitably it will be leaked and the bad guys will get it. If they are so sanguine about their ability to keep a secret are they willing to underwrite any and all losses attendant to such a leak? Is there enough money in the government to cover the potential losses?
