Looks like the iPhone Dev Team are pulling *way* ahead in that cat and mouse game with Apple security vs. iPhone hacking. They are set to release their ‘Pwnage’ software today, which will allow you to load any firmware image you want onto the iPhone, and even do so via iTunes!
Here are some of the details:
* The software is a self contained application (for MacOS 10.4.x and 10.5.x) that allows all current models of the iPhone device to be ‘Pwned ‘. This term (in relation to this software) refers to the patching of the stock bootloader so that it will allow the execution of unsigned code and circumvent code-signing checks. ‘Pwnage ‘ only needs to be performed once to allow the additional features on the iPhone.
* The application also processes and modifies existing Apple archives so that unique, custom rolled firmware bundles can be installed onto the ‘Pwned ‘ iPhone directly from iTunes.
* These ‘.ipsw ‘ files can be created and patched by the application to allow third-party modifications such as activation, application installation, baseband modification, custom phone graphics etc.
* The tool works automatically on box-fresh (OTB) 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 iPhones and requires minimal interaction from the user.
There’s even a video of this new tool in action on both a computer and an iPhone – click the image at the top of this post, or go HERE, to check it out.
One last bit of good news on this front is that a patched version of the iPhone 2.0 firmware is also due out very soon – so you’ll be able to run the new beta firmware, and be fully jailbroken and unlocked via iTunes. Sounds pretty slick, and like it’s not going to be a very quiet Sunday for lots of iPhone owners …
Via: Engadget Mobile and MMi
UPDATE: 3/30/08 The release of pwnage has been delayed, according to MMi, who have been very close to the Dev Team on this project. It is now due to appear later this week, with more features added – such as a wider OS support (Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, and Windows). See MMi’s post HERE for more details on the delay.
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