Probably because of the FBI dispute surrounding the
decryption of an iPhone 5c, Apple has the system core of the beta of iOS 10 is
not encrypted. In previous versions of the iOS was the kernel secured by encryption,
what Apple that the security is a disservice.
Can a unencrypted system core increase security? Apple is
this view and has the kernel of the beta version of iOS 10 In contrast to
earlier versions of the iOS was left unencrypted. Now the company said, why it
has taken this decision. "The kernel cache contains no user information
and by the repeal of the encryption we were in the position to the performance
of the operating system to increase, without a compromise of security
problems", says an Apple spokesman from TechCrunch.
IOS system core is now open
The kernel is a central part of Apple's mobile operating
system, iOS. It stated, among other things, whether and to what extent the
applications on the iPhone or iPad can access to the hardware. It is therefore
for the device security is of central importance. The advantage of the kernel
decryption is that developers are now freely in the program code of the system
kernel look. This could gaps and errors detected faster and patched.
Opening the kernel may have something to do with the dispute
of the company with the US criminal authorities to do so. The FBI had in
connection with the attack in San Bernardino Apple invited to the iPhone is one
of the terrorists to unlock. Apple refused the cooperation to ensure the
security mechanisms of iOS do not disclose to them. The fear was that it also
criminal access to iphone could obtain.
Kernel release should serve the security
The decision to use the system key to decrypt, according to
the security experts Jonathan Zdiarski a step against the heard of iOS security
gaps. Secret jail breaks of iOS can be worth a lot of money, so for example a
company has supposedly a hacker a million US dollars for a jailbreak iOS is
paid. The FBI had allegedly even a five- or six-digit amount for the
circumvention of the security of the iPhone 5c is paid. With the release of iOS
kernel should be secret jail breaks are a thing of the past.
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