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Apple has explicitly stated they can do what is asked at every opportunity. You ever been responsible for writing secure software? It isn't easy. Locking it
by aljones 11y ago
Apple has explicitly stated they can do what is asked at every opportunity.
You ever been responsible for writing secure software? It isn't easy. Locking it down to a single device is in principle possible. No one wants to be responsible for really doing it though if they can avoid it. Especially not when it is obvious this is not a one time thing. Not at all. You think every device manufacturer can do it without error too? There will be a lot of secret cracking tools if this gets started.
- tlrobinson 11y agoIs it really that hard? Just make the very first thing executed a check for the specific device ID and crash immediately if it doesn't match. Since the code is signed the check can't be removed or changed.
- chopin 11y agoHow would you do the check? One must ensure that the ID can't be spoofed on the way to the code. This would only be the case with very special hardware. AFAIK this isn't the case here.
- tlrobinson 11y agoThe UID is fused into the processor itself: https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/UID_key https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/UID_key.