Apple amazes developers and security analysts by system kernel in the latest IOS version for the first time is not encrypted.
During last week’s developer conference WWDC released # Apple a first beta version of the upcoming operating system # 10 iOS developers. In addition to a host of new features and design changes have shown that a big surprise lurks in the heart of the system – it is not encrypted.
In previous versions of both iOS and Apple’s other operating system, system kernel always hidden by encryption. In a statement to TechCrunch confirms a spokesperson from Apple to the new to the company is a deliberate strategy by the company:
– The core contains no user information, and by not having the encrypted, we can optimize operating system performance without compromising security.
the core is unencrypted means that both developers and security experts have free access the system’s intestines, which makes that possible security holes faster can be found and corrected. Nevertheless, this is a remarkable change in Apple’s strategy.
A possible background to the decision that may have played in the high-profile dispute with the FBI earlier this year. The FBI eventually withdrew its request that Apple would crack the security of its systems, and enlisted the help of a third party access. Probably used as a non-documented vulnerability in the system.
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