[Cryptography] Is Apple correct?

[Viktor Dukhovni]

> On Feb 19, 2016, at 6:53 AM, CANNON NATHANIEL CIOTA <cannon at cannon-ciota.info> wrote:
> 
> If the firmware is programmed to only work on a phone with that specific IMEI number signed by Apple, am I correct that the firmware could not be modified to work on any other device since the signature would not match? 

Does anyone know whether the IMEI number stored inside tamper-resistant hardware
in the phone? How difficult would it be to boot the same custom firmware in another
phone, but arrange for the firmware to see the white-listed IMEI number?

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	Viktor.