Comments on: Apple Locks Down the iPod http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/09/14/apple-locks-down-the-ipod/ Like a chicken with a jewel in its beak. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:23:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mneptok http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/09/14/apple-locks-down-the-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-119207 mneptok Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:43:12 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/09/14/apple-locks-down-the-ipod/#comment-119207 Let the user decide what DAAP/UPnP shares communicate with their device, and <i>caveat emptor</i>. If this is, indeed, the reasoning, it's an incredibly inelegant "solution." It doesn't even rise to the level of stop-gap. It's like Microsoft removing the threat of remote exploits in Windows by removing TCP/IP. Let the user decide what DAAP/UPnP shares communicate with their device, and caveat emptor.

If this is, indeed, the reasoning, it’s an incredibly inelegant “solution.” It doesn’t even rise to the level of stop-gap. It’s like Microsoft removing the threat of remote exploits in Windows by removing TCP/IP.

]]> By: Jeff Harrell http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/09/14/apple-locks-down-the-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-119181 Jeff Harrell Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:58:34 +0000 http://birdhouse.org/blog/2007/09/14/apple-locks-down-the-ipod/#comment-119181 Sounds like a security feature to me. The iPod touch has an unsecured wireless connection on it. The hash prevents bad data from being written into the database and potentially causing a buffer overrun or something. Sounds like a security feature to me. The iPod touch has an unsecured wireless connection on it. The hash prevents bad data from being written into the database and potentially causing a buffer overrun or something.

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