Tethered for life

[alidsl]

Also known by it's codename, SHAtter, This was the first exploit in the S5L8930 to allow unsigned code execution to create a tethered jailbreak for life, and as an initial vector for all new untethered exploits to come.

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[Jamstruth]

There's nothing on that Source page

 

[alidsl]

Yeah posixninja is probably doing edits, it was up earlier

 

[Wabsta]

I don't really get it...

 

[Kwartel]

I don't really get it...

+1, more info please! :S

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

What in the world?

Also, lame pun but w/e.

 

[alidsl]

I don't really get it...

+1, more info please! :S

Currently this is all the info I can get, but isn't it obvious what it is. It's a tethered jailbreak that stays when you update, so your iphone is always jailbroken

 

[Wabsta]

I don't really get it...

+1, more info please! :S

Currently this is all the info I can get, but isn't it obvious what it is. It's a tethered jailbreak that stays when you update, so your iphone is always jailbroken

Aaaaah now I get it

 

[superrob]

I don't really get it...

+1, more info please! :S

Currently this is all the info I can get, but isn't it obvious what it is. It's a tethered jailbreak that stays when you update, so your iphone is always jailbroken

No. It just means that they wont ever have to look for a way to jailbreak inside the software anymore, instead they can just use the hardware DFU mode directly with every firmware. This is nice because we will then allways be able with these newer devices to install custom firmware, currently with the newer ones its only posiple if the device is allready jailbroken... i wonder if this also breaks Apple's SHSH system?

Hmm and since it got the name "SHAtter" i asume they found a bug in the way that Apple signerature checks the firmware files while in DFU mode? Kinda like the old certificate stack smash.

 

[Chaz.]

It's not known whether it is tethered or not.

 

[metamaster]

Every time Apple updates, this exploit stays, but I think they have to release something to untether it. I'm not sure about this...
But anyway, low level boot access =

. Custom boot logos and verbose on iPad
There should really be an iDevice smiley

 

[alidsl]

It was on the wiki that it's tethered but the wikis disappeared, the only way apple can patch it is to release new hardware

 

[Joktan]

Would this be jailbreak to do or wait for a different one??like does it mean it's tethered like a 3G iPod is with blackrain?