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Apple announces an SDK for the iPhone
From: "David Farber" <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:13:04 -0700
BTW, there is a setting in Nokia's profile, at least on the E61 , that allows non signed apps to be installed. I set mine to do so. djf -----Original Message----- From: Steven M. Bellovin [mailto:smb () cs columbia edu] Sent: Wed 10/17/2007 3:50 PM To: David Farber Subject: Apple announces an SDK for the iPhone Apple has just announced that in February, they will offer a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone and iPod touch. This is very good news. However, the note speaks approvingly of Nokia requiring applications to be digitally signed by "known developers". This conflates authentication ? who wrote or published the code ? and protection. They're not the same. At best, authentication tells you whom to sue after the fact. What's really needed is a strong security architecture that prevents nasty things from happening. It will be interesting to see what happens if Apple does decide to use digital signatures. What will the criteria be for obtaining a certificate? Will certificates need to be renewed frequently, effectively forcing users into a software rental model? Is this the iPhone or the iProfit? (There are some good observations in the New York Times Bits blog at http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/programmers-welcome-for-the-iphonenext-year/ .) --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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