An iPhone that doesn’t require jailbreaking? Part of the security program

Apple started shipping the iPhone rooted. When it comes to rooting, you think of jailbreaking, but this product is not intended for malicious hackers, but for security researchers.

In early 2020, Apple released the Apple Security Research Device Program, a program to discover iOS vulnerabilities. In this program, rooted iPhones are provided to researchers. Rooted iPhones will have OS root access. Thanks to this, it is possible to easily analyze the core functions of the operating system, including security related matters. You can also access the shell or run some tools and choose permissions.

According to Apple, if researchers discover a vulnerability, they should report it to Apple. Also, at this time, you will be rewarded through the Apple Security Bounty. Related information can be found here .