AirDrop yana ba ka damar canja wurin fayiloli cikin sauri da sauƙi tsakanin na'urorin da ƙirar ta ƙera, kamar su iPhone, iPad da Mac (da sauransu). Don yin wannan, yana amfani da fasaha ta Bluetooth LE, wanda ke ba da damar watsawa, ganowa da kuma sasanta hanyoyin haɗi. Hakanan yana amfani da haɗin Wi-Fi aya-zuwa-aya (Wi-Fi peer-to-peer) don canja wurin bayanai. Wannan yana sanya canja wurin fayil da gaske cikin sauri da amintacce, tare da ingantaccen makamashi. Koyaya, ba shi da aminci 100% kamar yadda aka nuna ta samuwar rauni hakan ya shafi wannan tsarin.
Kodayake AirDrop yana amfani da wasu ladabi da hanyoyin ɓoye don tabbatar da tsaro na sadarwa tsakanin na'urori, ƙungiyar masu bincike sun gano aibi na tsaro wanda zai iya haifar haɗari bayanan sirri na masu amfani. Kwararru ne suka samo shi daga Laboratory Network na Tsaro (SEEMOO) da Kungiyar Kimiyyar Sadarwa da Sirri (ENCRYPTO) na Jami'ar Kimiyya ta Darmstadt (Jamus).
Suna da'awar cewa an sanar da Apple wannan yanayin rashin lafiyar a Mayu na 2019. Kusan shekaru biyu bayan haka, kamfanin Cupertino bai amince da matsalar ba ko kuma ba da shawarar mafita. Wannan yana nufin cewa sama da masu amfani biliyan 1.500 ne ke fuskantar barazanar kai harin sirri.
Wannan yana nufin cewa masu amfani da na'urori Apple fiye da biliyan 1.500 sun kasance cikin saukin kai hare-haren sirrin da aka bayyana. Masu amfani kawai za'a iya kiyaye shi ta hanyar dakatar da binciken AirDrop a cikin saitunan tsarin da guje wa buɗe menu na raba
Matsalar ta samo asali ne saboda yadda AirDrop ke bincika idan mai amfani yana lamba. Wannan wata hanya ce wacce AirDrop ke kwatanta lambar waya da imel na mai karɓar AirDrop tare da shigarwar da aka adana a cikin littafin adireshin. Kodayake wannan bayanan an ɓoye, Apple yana amfani da hanyar zanta da ɗan rauni. Wannan ya sa ya yiwu wajan munanan 'yan wasan su bayyana bayanan sirri.
