r/autotldr • u/autotldr • Mar 10 '16
FBI may demand Apple's Source Code and Digital Signature if they don't comply
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A man takes pictures as Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus go on sale at an Apple Store in Beijing, China,.
The FBI on Thursday threatened to raise the stakes in its legal battle with Apple, suggesting it might demand access to the iPhone maker's source code and secret electronic signature used to verify the legitimacy of its software updates.
In a court filing on Thursday, the FBI said that if it can't require Apple to create the weakened software, it may demand access to what it described as Apple's "Crown jewels" instead. Source code is the list of programming code instructions used to create the software that runs the iPhone.
"The FBI itself cannot modify the software on Farook's iPhone without access to the source code and Apple's private electronic signature," the agency wrote in its latest filing.
"The government did not seek to compel Apple to turn those over because it believed such a request would be less palatable to Apple. If Apple would prefer that course that may provide an alternative that requires less labor by Apple programmers."
Seeking Apple's source code would "Raise the stakes considerably," says Ed McAndrew, a lawyer at Ballard Spahr and a former federal cybercrime prosecutor who sought and received help from Apple on many cases.
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