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With regard to the iPhone case, the backdoor was already built, Apple can sign any software they choose to. It was 100% about their unwillingness to cooperate.
by ikeboy 9y ago
With regard to the iPhone case, the backdoor was already built, Apple can sign any software they choose to. It was 100% about their unwillingness to cooperate.
- jrs95 9y agoSort of. But the moment they sign that software, they’ve created a backdoor which didn’t previously exist, and that fundamentally weakens the security of the platform.
- ikeboy 9y agoNot really, because the signature is tied to a specific device and a specific upgrade. It can never be used again unless Apple signs it again. Apple had some arguments about precedent and the like, and that’s fine, but from a technical perspective they could have easily done it and it wouldn’t have weakened anything else, unless they decided to sign the software again later.
- jrs95 9y agoInteresting, I was totally misinformed about how that works. Thanks for the explanation!