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Kernel of iOS 10 Preview Is Not Encrypted -- Nobody Knows Why (technologyreview.com)
Security experts are claiming that iOS 10 preview, which Apple made available to enthusiasts last week, is not secure. iOS 10 is the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system. It will be available to standard customers later this year (likely around September). According to security experts, iOS 10's kernel is not encrypted. MIT News reports: Why Apple has suddenly opened up its code is unclear. One hypothesis in the security community is that, as author Jonathan Levin puts it, someone inside the company "screwed up royally." But he and security researcher Mathew Solnik both say there are reasons to think it may have been intentional. Encouraging more people to pore over the code could result in more bugs being disclosed to Apple so that it can fix them.
If it was directly programmed in machine language, I suppose you have the source code.
Nahhh. It's not 1960 anymore.
Those damn canaries keep dying.
Must be bad air around here.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maybe Apple is just trying to revive the JailBreak community. This community has contributed many innovative ideas that Apple eventually incorporated into newer versions of iOS. The JailBreak community is not what it once was, and maybe Apple is just trying to resuscitate it...