The scenarios discussed in the following are based on real-life situations, encountered by Shafik Punja (TeelTech), either through a consulting engagement or during the course of examination of classic BlackBerry devices running BlackBerry OS 1 through 7.
In most situations, any BlackBerry device being acquired is locked. There are still methods available to deal with locked Blackberries.
Situation:
Shows only one padlock in lower right
Contains no memory card
Examiner considerations:
Password not stored on computer or laptop that device is synced with
Password is not found within the IPD or BBB backup file
There is no lockdown type file
In the absence of a password, the only recourse is chipoff (de-chipping) of the flash memory