Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-80.254.150.43-20130620074316/@comment-10425633-20130621145528

Applibot can use an iTunes receipt email in place of a password to prove you're the owner of a certain account - they were able to restore my iPad account to a new iPad when a technician replacing a cracked screen fried the motherboard. It's at Applibot's discretion, though:  the password method may be safer.