iOS Jailbreaks, SSH, and root Password

Modern jailbreaks, in addition to removing several iOS restrictions (for example, disabling signature verification, escalating privileges or bypassing the sandbox), allow obtaining low-level access to the device’s file system. This allows connecting to an iOS device via SSH and gaining almost unlimited access to the system. Some jailbreaks install an OpenSSH (or dropbear) server immediately as they are installed. If not, then SSH can be installed manually from the Cydia repository (OpenSSH package). In this article, I’ll discuss several issues related to SSH, including the following.

- How to understand if SSH is installed and working on the device?
- How to change the root password?
- How to reset the root password to its default value if one is unknown?

👉 https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2020/05/ios-jailbreaks-ssh-and-root-password/

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