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It is "root" in the sense of "root certificate"[0] which allows, potentially, the ability to MITM essentially any TLS connection transparently to the user. [0]
by merlincorey 8y ago
It is "root" in the sense of "root certificate"[0] which allows, potentially, the ability to MITM essentially any TLS connection transparently to the user.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_certificate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_certificate
- saagarjha 8y agoAny non-pinned connection, since some apps employ certificate pinning on iOS and can't be intercepted without modifying their application binary. This is uncommon, though.
- minimaxir 8y agoA notable app that uses certificate pinning is Facebook.
- Skunkleton 8y agoPhew, I was worried that facebook would scrape my confidential communication with facebook.
- threeseed 8y ago"root access" has a different meaning than "root certificate"
- merlincorey 8y agoYes, I'm aware of that, which is why I "translated" for the article.
- 11sdmb8m 8y agoWe all know what "root access" means, and this is not it.