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Re:iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers by wereHamster on Monday August 06, 2018 @04:10PM (#17701308)
Do you really believe that if Apple wrote their own interpreter for their own custom language that serializes into JSON it would be safer than using one of the battle-tested LUA implementations?
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Re:iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers by stcredzero on Monday August 06, 2018 @07:33PM (#17702687)
Lua, not LUA. It's Portugese for moon.
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Re:iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers by sbjs on Monday August 06, 2018 @04:23PM (#17701432)
I was suggesting that they don't have executable code at all, that they use static configuration. But it may not be possible within their problem domain, I don't know. I always prefer static solutions until dynamic becomes necessary.
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Re:iOS 12 uses Lua code downloaded from Apple's servers by crgwbr on Monday August 06, 2018 @08:50PM (#17703050)
Between code signing and sandboxing, this probably isn’t any more dangerous than the JS that Safari downloads and runs every time you open a webpage.
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