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Reliable computing, iPad, unmodified application certification

Since Apple controls the entire hardware / software stack, is it possible to get the following (via some type of trusted computing):

  • hardware certifies that the software is genuine, non-jail broken iOS
  • iOS certifies my server that launching the application is an unmodified application.

This is achieved as follows:

when my server sends data, it is guaranteed that the data can only be used in the form that I assume that it will be used (since it launches my application without changes, in an uninsulated iOS slot).

This prevents things like a modified application that steals data from the server to the client. I understand that it is theoretically possible to eavesdrop, but this can be eliminated using encryption.

Thank!

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In short, no.

You are talking about Trusted Computing concepts on a platform that does not support TC. IOS does not contain anything about Trusted Computing - Remote Attestation. He does not have TPM .

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