nabla-c0d3/ssl-kill-switch2

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SSL Kill Switch 2 is a blackbox Cydia Substrate tweak that disables SSL/TLS certificate validation, including certificate pinning, in iOS and macOS applications. It patches low-level SSL/TLS functions at runtime so traffic from any app can be intercepted with a proxy for security testing.

Use cases

• bypass ssl certificate pinning in ios apps
• intercept https traffic from an ios app with charles proxy
• disable certificate validation on jailbroken iphone for pentesting
• capture app store traffic for analysis
• test mobile app security with mitm proxy
• hook ssl pinning in macos applications

When to choose

• you need to intercept TLS traffic from iOS/macOS apps that implement certificate pinning
• you are doing authorized mobile app penetration testing on a jailbroken device
• you want a system-wide blackbox pinning bypass without modifying app binaries

When to avoid

• your device is not jailbroken (iOS tweak requires Cydia Substrate)
• you need support for recent iOS versions beyond 14.2
• you want a production-safe tool - installing it makes the device vulnerable to MITM attacks
• you need a cross-platform or Android pinning bypass

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

security reverse-engineering penetration-testing security penetration-testing reverse-engineering apple-ecosystem mobile-development ssl-pinning-bypass cydia-substrate-tweak jailbreak mitm-testing objective-c theos ios macos mobile

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