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No, it's about the browser CA system. I don't know exactly how Apple implemented their signing for iDevices, but it's a reasonable assumption that the certs nee
by ZoFreX 12y ago
No, it's about the browser CA system. I don't know exactly how Apple implemented their signing for iDevices, but it's a reasonable assumption that the certs need to be signed by Apple, and they didn't effectively hand the keys over to every registrar in the world.
- Alupis 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_signing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_signing They are likely using a plain-old SSL Cert signed by a plain-old public CA, which is how your computer would know if the executable appears to come from Apple or not.
- nknighthb 12y agoFirst of all, code signing certificates are not "plain-old SSL certs". They're for code signing, not SSL. Second, Apple includes their own root certificates in their own operating systems just like everybody else. I've personally implemented a code signing mechanism for a platform that had no root certificates except for those I personally generated (and still control). The public CA system is just irrelevant here. It has nothing to do with anything.