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What would be the purpose of such a "bad" encryption? Apple must have known that it is not difficult to decrypt the protected binaries, so what is the point? To
by Matt3o12_ 9y ago
What would be the purpose of such a "bad" encryption? Apple must have known that it is not difficult to decrypt the protected binaries, so what is the point? To deter people who are not determined enough to learn about the code? To tell people who do decrypt them not to seal code?
- saagarjha 9y agoIt’s probably meant as a slight deterrent. People who are determined to Hackintosh are going to do it anyways; this just puts a small barrier in place to them doing so. Plus, the poem makes them feel bad about their actions.
- 95014_refugee 9y agoTechnical Protection Measures.
- saagarjha 9y agoIt's not a very good one, is it? Nothing close to what iOS does. Nice username BTW ;)
- EvanAnderson 9y agoI'd assume it's for the same reason that that Oracle used a poem in one of their protocols[1]-- to make distributing the key copyright infringement. [1] https://dacut.blogspot.com/2008/03/oracle-poetry.html https://dacut.blogspot.com/2008/03/oracle-poetry.html