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    iOS Jailbreak [Meta] Explanation of Signing Services and "About Moderators" Announcement

    July 26, 2018

    iOS Jailbreak [Meta] Explanation of Signing Services and "About Moderators" Announcement

    [Meta] Explanation of Signing Services and "About Moderators" Announcement

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 02:46 PM PDT

    Hi /r/jailbreak!

    We wanted to make this post to clarify our rules on signing services and let you know about the "About Moderators" wiki page.

    Signing Services

    Preamble. (please read)

    Let me start off by saying: we are well aware of the controversy that is generated by discussion of signing services on /r/jailbreak. Whether you're for them or against them, both sides have very good points to support their stances. We feel that this topic hasn't really been explained totally indepth, so we would like to take this time to provide a full breakdown of the situation and explain why our policies are the way they are. If you find that you disagree with our policy on these services for any reason, then please make sure to read through this entire explanation so you can hopefully better understand the rationale behind our policies. Again, you might not agree with our stance after leaving this thread, but we hope with this explanation that you at least understand why our policies are the way they are.

    Introduction.

    Electra was released for iOS 11.2 through iOS 11.4 beta 3. With this release came two different methods of jailbreaking. One method utilizes the "VFS" exploit, while the other one utilizes the "multi_path" exploit. The VFS version can be signed for free by anyone with an Apple ID, however the exploit in use has a relatively low success rate. Meanwhile, the multi_path version has a significantly higher success rate than the VFS version, however the exploit requires special entitlements available only to those with Developer accounts, a.k.a. Apple ID's that are enrolled in the Apple Developer Program. Therefore, the only way to use the multi_path version is to have it be signed by a developer account (which is $99 yearly). Several users have their own Developer accounts and have signed the application for their own devices, but understandably, not everyone has this luxury.

    Recently, a few signing services have started to host the multi_path version of Electra which allow users to sign the multi_path version for free. This is accomplished by using an Enterprise certificate to sign and publicly distribute the application on a privately-owned website.

    While we do not have any problem with users using these services on their own devices, we will not promote or allow discussion of these signing services on this subreddit.

    HOWEVER. There is a way to install the application that we allow users to share. I will explain this later, but first, please read the explanation of our stance below.

    Full explanation of our stance.

    The means by which we justify this decision stems from the way Apple takes down content from various online hosting services, as well as the legal agreements the entity must enter in order to obtain this license and the means by which these licenses ends up in the hands of signing services.

    If you take a look at the requirements to be eligible for an Enterprise certificate, you will see that the entity seeking an Enterprise certificate enters a legally-binding agreement with Apple. They must be a registered "legal entity", aka an officially-recognized business of some sort, and the process of obtaining the certificate is overall complicated. Essentially, these companies interact directly with Apple to verify their authenticity and so Apple can be sure that they are not handing out a powerful certificate to just anybody.

    As mentioned, these certificates are exclusively intended for businesses whose intent is to distribute in-house applications, aka applications to their employees or business partners. However, these certificates also tend to fall into the hands of signing services by illegitimate means. We obviously are not sure of how every signing service is able to get a certificate in their own unique way, and this is not to say the services themselves are inherently malicious, but a generally known tactic involves fulfilling all the necessary requirements, signing the correct documents, and obtaining the license. Once they have the license, the business pulls a 180 and proceeds to abuse the Enterprise certificate by either selling it to someone who publicly redistributes applications (both paid and free) signed with this certificate, or even hosts the applications themselves (some businesses even change their name, business information, etc. to cover their tracks). Whether the certificate is used or sold by these businesses, this practice is not only deceptive but outright illegal; not just "piracy illegal", illegal illegal. As moderators of a community commonly associated with the notion of illegality by the general public, we are not comfortable with allowing these services on our subreddit. Again, this is not to say that all signing services are pulling these kinds of stunts. For example, the services could be buying the certificates from somewhere else. However, the deceptive practice shown above has to happen somewhere near the top of the food chain in order for these services to get the certificate in the first place.

    We have had extensive internal discussion about this topic time and time again. To be clear, our stance would be different if Apple didn't care about this kind of behavior. If Apple was fine with Enterprise certificates being used this way, then we'd be fine with it too. However, this clearly isn't the case; these businesses enter a legally-binding agreement with Apple in order to obtain this license, and if Apple catches wind that this business is abusing the program and selling the certificate or hosting signed apps on their website for public use (pirated apps or otherwise), then Apple revokes the business's certificate and kicks them out of the Enterprise program for violating the legal contract that they signed with Apple.

     

    To relate this to the Electra jailbreak, a lot of users have voiced concerns on whether Enterprise-signed versions of ElectraMP should be allowed here. For the above reasons, our answer remains no. Although the app itself is not "piracy", it is still illegally signed by a company that obtained and uses the certificate in a fraudulent manner. For this reason, our rule on signing services falls in line with our piracy rules.

    That being said, while we don't allow linking to the signed application on this subreddit, we understand the benefits of providing a means to obtain a safe, verified version of ElectraMP. Therefore, if you are looking for a working version of ElectraMP, please check the Discord as they will help you find it.

     

    A few users have also noted that the Pangu jailbreak also used an Enterprise certificate and that we did nothing about it at the time. Truth be told, we only discovered a few months ago that using an Enterprise certificate was not allowed outside of that enterprise (or how they worked and the limitations).

    You can read more about the certificate limitations here.

    "About moderators" wiki page

    Finally, a user suggested that we have something that lets users get to know moderators better. We decided to make a wiki page with a small amount of information on our moderators so you can get to know us a little bit better. We've also added a link to this page at the bottom of the sidebar.

    If you have any information you'd like to be added to the page (within reason, no SSN's <_<), let us know!

     

    As always, if you have any suggestions, please either send us a modmail or add them as a comment on this post.

    /r/jailbreak mod team.

    submitted by /u/jailbreakmods
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    [Discussion] Do NOT update the latest cydia update There's alot of bugs

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 02:41 PM PDT

    Edit 3: Coolstar Fix the problem, look into this post to know that you can do https://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/91xfz9/news_tutorial_you_can_now_update_the_cydia/

     

    Like The Title!

    Edit: Coolstar will update it, Please DO NOT UPDATE

     Edit2: DO NOT TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM MANUALLY, JUST WAIT FOR COOLSTAR FIX

    submitted by /u/Yousefmahdi
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    [News] [Tutorial] You can now UPDATE the CYDIA without any error!

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:23 PM PDT

    Go and update the Cydia from the Electra Repo, when you successfully update it, You must "uicache" Via SSH Or NewTerm2 and run the Helper App you may found in the home screen, That's All!!

    Edit: (Coolstar) For those who have installed the broken Cydia package and don't have an icon, install the update helper by downloading this deb and using SSH or Filza to install: https://github.com/ElectraJailbreak/electratools/blob/gh-pages/debs/cydia-upgrade-helper_1.1-1_iphoneos-arm.deb …

    Edit: if you see this page, you Successfully done: https://www.upload.ee/image/8728659/Di_acIYUcAARafC.jpg

    submitted by /u/Yousefmahdi
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    [Discussion] CarBridge is awesome!

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:13 AM PDT

    [Tutorial] if you are still waiting for a simple video to demo the steps to upgrade Cydia tools , I made this simple one and everything works fine

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 10:13 PM PDT

    [Discussion] I was browsing Cydia and found this old gem. And it reminded me that we have the best features years before something even close appears in the market

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:19 PM PDT

    [Upcoming] Sylph - Shrink The LS Music Player!

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:37 AM PDT

    [Request] Looking for the pre-iOS7 lockscreen charging battery.

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 01:04 PM PDT

    [News] Packix has been removed as a default repo, may be added back after a "Repo audit"

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 06:07 PM PDT

    This is getting rediculous now, all over coolstar's paypal being locked

    submitted by /u/Rhyuzi
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    [Tutorial] New Cydia updates (If it freezes on "Done; Packages")

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 06:02 PM PDT

    So, as some of you see theres an update for Cydia (GUI only) and Cydia update helper.

    After installing these updates, my device was stuck on "Done: Packages" Heres what I did:

    - Pressed cancel on installer

    - cydia should turn black, here I spammed the home button till app switcher launched and I closed out of cydia.

    - I found that in the next available app slot "Cydia Update Helper" Was installed with no app icon and cydia was nowhere on my device.

    - I launched it pressed update cydia, after a few moments, it stated I could remove the app from cydia and cydia was reinstalled on my device.

    I'm not sure how this varies from person to person, but this worked for me. Feel free to ask questions if these steps are unclear, I'll try to help to the best of my ability

    submitted by /u/calabree
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    [Tutorial] How to update Cydia if you haven’t already updated with the bug

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:11 PM PDT

    Open Cydia

    Do not upgrade any packages

    Go to, Changes

    Install, Cydia update helper

    After installation, go to your home screen

    You will find the new app (Cydia Update Helper), open it

    Press, Update

    Let it do it's thing and when it's done, close the app

    Open Cydia (no upgrade popup should appear)

    Go to the installed tab and uninstall, Cydia Update Helper

    submitted by /u/keveeeezy
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    [News] Coolstar is intentionally going to break Cydia so everyone is forced to update to Sileo.

    Posted: 26 Jul 2018 12:08 AM PDT

    [RELEASE] TokeTimeXI: Overlays Snoop Dogg on your wallpaper at 4:20 AM/PM.

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:58 AM PDT

    [request] Tweak to stop apps from making folders in the Photos app

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 09:33 PM PDT

    [Discussion] This is from the Twitter of a dev called Spark, that doesn’t allow DM to ask him about it. How may I get this CC on switcher combo to ease my workflow on iOS?

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 07:05 PM PDT

    [Discussion] If FUGap is fuckin up ya shit then read this for help

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 02:49 PM PDT

    Okay so I've been seeing tons of posts talking about how FUGap is not working or it moved the cc too high up or whatever. If you're having any problem with FUGap then just try this instead:

    • Download SmallCCXI from the Auxilium repo: repo.auxiliumdev.com

    • Download Filza File Manager

    • Navigate to / and search for 'smallccxi' and have 'Current Folder' highlighted.

    • Open SmallCCXIprefs.bundle

    • Open root.plist

    • Click 'root'

    • Then click 'items' then click 'item 1'

    • Change 'Max' from 700 to 2000.

    • Save and respring

    • Hop on ova to the SmallCCXI settings and you're gonna see 'Adjust height'

    • Keep adjusting the height and respringing until you find the one that suites you best

    Hope this helped, see y'all in the next realm

    submitted by /u/shtink
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    [Discussion] Can we take a moment to appreciate the time and efforts put in for Artsy and MitsuhaXI

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 10:31 AM PDT

    Thank you so much u/MackzD and u/Ominousness for keeping the JB community alive with your tweaks (for FREE)

    The JB community appreciates your contribution.

    submitted by /u/sludge1121997
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    [Question] Cydia update deleted Cydia. I’ve re-jailbroken and it’s still missing??

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 02:38 PM PDT

    Do not update your Cydia.

    submitted by /u/hsins
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    [UPDATE] Harmony 1.1 update is now live! Color customization for Discord!

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 01:46 PM PDT

    [Upcoming] Elias Limneos promises to update a lot of his tweak, including NFCWriter, which I'm very hyped for!

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 01:12 PM PDT

    [Request] Tweak that turns dots into asterisks?

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 11:32 PM PDT

    [Discussion] Just bought an iPhone X and my was on iOS 11.3!

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 06:14 PM PDT

    I had an iPhone 6s Plus jailbroken on 10.3. I had to update to be able use my Apple Watch. I was so upset I had to lose a jailbreak.

    Fastfoward to when I was trying to replace my battery and my phone exploded. This was such a blessing in disguise. I went and purchased an iPhone X that was on jailbreakable iOS.

    Just wanted to share to let other people know that its possible to get a new phone on iOS 11.3

    submitted by /u/DevilMyEgs
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    [Release] LightsOn - Enable Portrait Lightning for iPhone 7+

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 01:05 PM PDT

    Hello guys a new tweak just got released to enable the portrait lightning known from iPhone 8+/X on iPhone 7+.

    Description:

    Compatible with iOS 11.

    Enables Portrait Lighting for iPhone 7+, tested on iOS 11.3.1. Will not work on iOS 10 because it doesn't have the features for portrait lighting.

    If it does not work, restart the camera app. No options to configure.

    Tweak is available for free on BigBoss repo.

    PSA: I am not a developer.

    EDIT: Iphone7+ only specified.

    submitted by /u/71-79-68
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    [Request] Can someone make the control center towards the bottom on iPhone X instead of on the top!

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 03:49 PM PDT

    [Discussion] Any dev willing to take this project. I really love this net speed indicator under the clock to replace breadcrumbs.

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:37 AM PDT

    [NEWS] ElectraRemover1131 by @pwned4ever, keep data after unjailbreak

    Posted: 25 Jul 2018 05:21 AM PDT
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