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I wonder if the timing of this in response to Beeper Mini gaining access to the iMessage network?

by Humphrey 3y ago

eclipxe 3y ago
Unlikely.
- CodeWriter23 3y ago
  > Published Date: December 11, 2023
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - herpdyderp 3y ago
    As mentioned in other comment, it was announced well before this month: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/new-imessage-apple-id-security-features/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/new-imessage-apple-id-s...
  - judge2020 3y ago
    https://security.apple.com/blog/imessage-contact-key-verification/ https://security.apple.com/blog/imessage-contact-key-verific... is from October 27, 2023 though.
    - danielraffel 3y ago
      it's been a few months since that post. looking forward to the complete technical walkthrough of their implementation.
no_wizard 3y ago
Its unlikely. They had pre-existing infrastructure for this via their Apple Messages For Business[0] program, which includes all the backbone to show that the account is verified (including the checkmark and info tab). This appears to be an extension of that for consumer accounts [0]: https://register.apple.com/resources/messages/messaging-documentation/ https://register.apple.com/resources/messages/messaging-docu...
elteto 3y ago
I think it would be hard to push out such a feature in such a short span. Beeper’s userbase is tiny and not an immediate security threat to Apple.
- ianlevesque 3y ago
  Nor a distant security threat.
fotta 3y ago
this was announced a year ago https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/new-imessage-apple-id-security-features/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/new-imessage-apple-id-s...
sib 3y ago
No, this feature has been in beta builds for quite a while.
MuffinFlavored 3y ago
> gaining access to the iMessage network? I wouldn't say they "gained access to iMessage network". They figured out a weakness in Apple's authentication that allowed a user with a fake serial # to authenticate. Apple is slowly making it more strict/checking the serial #s better (my opinion/guess).

I wonder if the timing of this in response to Beeper Mini gaining access to the iMessage network?

eclipxe 3y ago

Unlikely.

CodeWriter23 3y ago
> Published Date: December 11, 2023
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- herpdyderp 3y ago
  As mentioned in other comment, it was announced well before this month: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/new-imessage-apple-id-security-features/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/new-imessage-apple-id-s...
- judge2020 3y ago
  https://security.apple.com/blog/imessage-contact-key-verification/ https://security.apple.com/blog/imessage-contact-key-verific... is from October 27, 2023 though.
  - danielraffel 3y ago
    it's been a few months since that post. looking forward to the complete technical walkthrough of their implementation.

no_wizard 3y ago

Its unlikely. They had pre-existing infrastructure for this via their Apple Messages For Business[0] program, which includes all the backbone to show that the account is verified (including the checkmark and info tab). This appears to be an extension of that for consumer accounts [0]: https://register.apple.com/resources/messages/messaging-documentation/ https://register.apple.com/resources/messages/messaging-docu...

elteto 3y ago

I think it would be hard to push out such a feature in such a short span. Beeper’s userbase is tiny and not an immediate security threat to Apple.

ianlevesque 3y ago
Nor a distant security threat.

fotta 3y ago

this was announced a year ago https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/new-imessage-apple-id-security-features/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/07/new-imessage-apple-id-s...

sib 3y ago

No, this feature has been in beta builds for quite a while.

MuffinFlavored 3y ago

> gaining access to the iMessage network? I wouldn't say they "gained access to iMessage network". They figured out a weakness in Apple's authentication that allowed a user with a fake serial # to authenticate. Apple is slowly making it more strict/checking the serial #s better (my opinion/guess).