Author Topic: iBoot and SecureROM source code leaked, but what does this mean for jailbreaking?  (Read 399 times)

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After the recent "Downgrade Party" where Apple started signing a bunch of iOS versions, we thought it couldn't get better. We were wrong.If you're unfamiliar with iBoot and SecureROM, let me explain it briefly: Those components are responsible for booting the device and ensuring security, just as their names imply. You can roughly call it a bootloader and a "Secure Boot" for iOS. iBoot ensures iOS is booted and SecureROM ensures that neither iBoot, the kernel or iOS is modified.In a recent leak, the source code for some parts of iBoot and SecureROM were leaked which makes it unofficially open source. The code was part of an iOS 9 build, which may sound disheartening to people who are hopping for a modern jailbreak to materialise from this, however, it's not bad news. Quite the opposite.The leak, although for an older version of iOS, is still very valuable and appreciated by the jailbreak community. While the code may not be the latest, the source code of the components may lead...

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