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Sort 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 pl
by jrs95 9y ago
Sort 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!