Yes, Apple has never denied that it is <i>possible</i> for Apple to create a signed build of iOS with some of the security stripped out. They just point out, rightly that it is not a good idea.<p>It follows that this is a pretty thin layer of security.<p>And it seems that Apple&#x27;s signing keys are well-protected high value targets. Has Apple been &quot;able to keep it secret&quot; ? As far as we know, yes. But we don&#x27;t know everything.