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| + | Userland describes the software running on an iDevice after the kernel has started. A userland-based exploit or jailbreak, being entirely software-based, can be patched by Apple. Userland jailbreaks differ from jailbreaks that affect the boot chain of trust, in that they do not allow custom [[firmware]]s/[[IMG3 File Format|IMG3 files]] to be flashed. |
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| − | A Userland jailbreak is Jailbreak that runs from a program run at the user level, after the kernel has started rather than before. |
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Revision as of 02:07, 16 October 2010
Userland describes the software running on an iDevice after the kernel has started. A userland-based exploit or jailbreak, being entirely software-based, can be patched by Apple. Userland jailbreaks differ from jailbreaks that affect the boot chain of trust, in that they do not allow custom firmwares/IMG3 files to be flashed.
