Overview
Explore the reverse-engineering process of a privileged iOS server responsible for providing sensitive information to Apple's debugging tools in this 22-minute conference talk from Recon 2018 Montreal. Delve into Troy Bowman's journey of discovering and analyzing the iOS Instruments Server, drawing from his extensive experience as a Software Engineer at Hex-Rays SA and his background in Mathematics and Computer Science. Gain insights into iOS security, debugging techniques, and the inner workings of Apple's development tools as Bowman, a primary contributor to IDA Pro's iOS Debugger, OSX Debugger, Mach-O Loader, and Objective-C Plugin, shares his findings and methodologies.
Syllabus
Recon 2018 Montreal - Discovering the iOS Instruments Server
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