Apple iPad (3rd generation)
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Security Grade
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iPad 3
Brand: Apple Category: Tablet • Model / Gen: Release Date: 2012-03-15 • Status: End of life Classification Date: 2025-10-17 • Official Website | |
Contents
Security Evaluation
1. Device Security
| Criterion | Value | Proof | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Known hardware tampering | Rare | — | no specific widespread tampering reports for this model |
| Known vulnerabilities | Very common | 🔗 Proof | runs obsolete iOS 9; susceptible to numerous unpatched vulnerabilities, increasing risk of exploitation |
| Prior attacks | None | — | no evidence of being used in botnets or widespread prior attacks |
| Updatability | None | 🔗 Proof | EOL. No further updates after 2016 |
| Category Score | Score: 3 / 3 | ||
2. System Security
| Criterion | Value | Proof | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authentication with other systems | Partial | — | requires authentication for many connections but allows some open ones |
| Communications | Encrypted with obselete encryption | — | supports TLS but limited to older versions on iOS 9; Bluetooth 4.0 with basic security |
| Storage | Encrypted with obselete encryption | 🔗 Proof | available but uses outdated standards |
| Category Score | Score: 2 / 3 | ||
3. User Authentication
| Criterion | Value | Proof | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account management | Full | — | managed via Apple ID |
| Authentication | Basic | 🔗 Proof | PIN |
| Brute-force protection | Exist | — | locks you out after many failed attempts |
| Event logging | Partial logging | — | basic system logging available |
| Passwords | Default/Common/Easy to guess | — | not prompted to set screen lock during setup |
| Category Score | Score: 2 / 3 | ||
Technical Specifications
| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Operating System & App | iOS 5.1 (initial) to 9.3.5 (Wi-Fi) or 9.3.6 (Cellular) (Companion App: ) |
| Hardware (CPU / GPU) | CPU: Apple A5X • GPU: PowerVR SGX543MP4 |
| Memory & Storage | Memory: 1GB LPDDR2 • Storage: 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB |
| Power, Battery & Charging | Battery: 11560mAh • Power: • Charging: |
| Display & Camera | Display: 9.7-inch Retina IPS LCD, 2048 x 1536 pixels (264 PPI) • Camera: Front: 0.3 MP (VGA); Rear: 5 MP (autofocus) |
| Sound & Connectivity | Sound: Stereo speakers; 3.5mm jack • Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (dual-band); Bluetooth 4.0; GPS (Cellular model only); Apple 30-pin connector; optional 3G/4G LTE (Cellular model) |
| Physical (Dimensions & Mass) | Dimensions: 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm • Mass: 652 g (Wi-Fi model); 662 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular model) |
