Just saw the Session 209 - Securing Application Data from de 2010 WWDC.
The keynote explains a lot of things, including the way you can set data protection attribute
For a complete testing I would suggest using tools such as iDB ( https://github.com/dmayer/idb ) for performing pentesting on your iOS app, as described in this guide. Also relevant for you may be this Cheat Sheet for iOS security testing.