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Latest — 05 Mar 2026

Using UniFi G6 Entry with third-party smart locks (securely)

In December 2025, Ubiquiti released the G6 Entry, which finally brings a cleaner Access + Protect door experience. My goal was simple: keep my existing third-party smart lock setup (Nuki + Home Assistant), but unlock the door from G6 Entry using Touch Pass events (Home Key card in Apple Wallet). I originally

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ipatool: cross-platform support

Today, I am happy to share with you that ipatool has been rebuilt using Go, which allowed me to fulfil a popular feature request: Linux support. Using Go cross-platform compilation support, the tool can now run on macOS, Windows and Linux.

ipatool: a CLI tool for downloading ipa packages

Today, I have released ipatool, a command-line tool which lets you search for apps on the iOS App Store and download a copy of the app package (known as ipa file) using your Apple ID.

Cracking Apple's 4-digit iOS Passcode

You must have read about MDSec's Black Box that manages to gain access to iPhones running up to iOS 8.1 by brute-forcing the passcode over a USB connection to simulate keypad entry.

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