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> if the target uses iCloud backup, the encryption keys should also be provided with content return

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21114562/jan-2021-fbi...



That is from before opt-in end-to-end encryption was added for iCloud backups.


Does Apple have any better proof than a whitepaper that they don't backup the keys anyways?


Several people have reverse engineered the protocol and clients. None have found any evidence that the keys are backed up anywhere as far as I know.




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