# nabla-c0d3/ssl-kill-switch2

Blackbox tool to disable SSL certificate validation - including certificate pinning - within iOS and macOS applications.

Repository: https://github.com/nabla-c0d3/ssl-kill-switch2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ssl-kill-switch2
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ssl, reverse-engineering, ios, macos, ssl-pinning, security, cydia, blackbox
Last push: 2023-07-09T15:23:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4071, "days_push": 1151, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3311, forks 489 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.984588+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, reverse-engineering, penetration-testing
- domain: security, penetration-testing, reverse-engineering, apple-ecosystem, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: ssl-pinning-bypass, cydia-substrate-tweak, jailbreak, mitm-testing, objective-c, theos, ios, macos, mobile

## Member repositories
- nabla-c0d3/ssl-kill-switch2 (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.984588+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:42:24.522149+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nabla-c0d3/ssl-kill-switch2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.984588+00:00, sha e1b3995d0f83)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.