Update: As reader Mike kindly points out in the comments, apps running in root was fixed in the 1.1.3 update. According to Cre.ations.net:
– All applications now run as the user ‘mobile’ instead of as root.
– Preferences are now stored in /var/mobile rather than in /var/root.
Update 2: As Wired.com reporter Kim Zetter points out, this hasn’t been confirmed by anyone except the Cre.ations.net blogger. All other mentions cite Cre.ations.net as the source.
If today’s iPhone’s firmware update is in preparation for an iPhone SDK, the big question is whether Apple fixed the iPhone’s flawed security model.
Do apps still run in root?
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4 responses to “iPhone Update — Do Apps Still Run in Root? (Updated)”
I think this was fixed in 1.1.3…
He is asking for confirmation, not “I thinks…”. As it said, the community already thinks it was fixed (based on one sites claim) but there hasn’t really been any proof.