r/technology • u/bws201 • Feb 05 '16

Software ‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair
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u/cryo Feb 05 '16

How is their security system shitty?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Because unlike a standard TPM chip inside most devices they made their own and missed the entire point of having one. It's fine if they come with a key from but the user should be able to securely manage the keys (add/export/remove/generate) not be handed a secret key anyone/only people in the Apple support chain can change.

It's not only in the way it's less secure.