vga256,
@vga256@dialup.cafe avatar

so this is a bit wild

i've got an oldie iPad 2 running iOS 9.3.5. this has some expired root certificates which results in several apps not working properly. Plex will load, but it won't be able to negotiate with your plex server, for instance.

since apple doesn't offer new iOS updates for it (with refreshed certificates).. it seemed like i was kinda stuck.

as it turns out, and is documented nowhere aside from a post on reddit, you can manually download your own root certificate - and iOS lets you install it without complaint.

if you're on an ancient iOS device, just point its Safari browser to this url: https://letsencrypt.org/certs/isrgrootx1.der

tap Install when prompted - and you've got working certificates again!

this just breathed new life into a 10+ year old iPad, which will become a bedtime plex viewer.

#apple #vintageApple #iOS

rhoot,
@rhoot@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

@vga256 It is documented, just in the old Apple documentation, not clearly enough, and it's way too hard to find. https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/qa/qa1948/_index.html

If you scroll down a bit there's a section named "Installing a CA's Root Certificate on Your Test Device". I went through that last year when adding my own root cert to all my devices. IIRC only the Apple Configurator method worked then.

stooovie,
@stooovie@mas.to avatar

@vga256 sadly doesn't work on iPad 1 with iOS 5.1.3. Probably no way to use this one anymore.

rasur,
@rasur@mastodon.social avatar

@vga256 I don't need any tech support (and am sorry to hear that people assume you are now the candidate for this), but I certainly do appreciate the finding and announcement, so thank you very much! 😍

vga256,
@vga256@dialup.cafe avatar

@rasur you are welcome!

Joshua,

@vga256 Just totally breathed new life into my iPad mini 2. Thank you 🙏

vga256,
@vga256@dialup.cafe avatar

@Joshua cheers!

failedLyndonLaRouchite,

@vga256

I suppose this url looks non scammy
https://letsencrypt.org/

but still, the idea of loading root certs from some random site on the internet ??

vga256,
@vga256@dialup.cafe avatar

@failedLyndonLaRouchite find something better to do with your time

stooovie, (edited )
@stooovie@mas.to avatar

@vga256 let's see if my iPad 1 on iOS 5 can be revived 😂

edit: it can't. Safari cannot securely download the cert :(

voltagex,
@voltagex@aus.social avatar

@vga256 please document this somewhere other than Reddit and the Mastodon Memory Hole (but thanks)

vga256,
@vga256@dialup.cafe avatar

@voltagex you are free to do so with your time.

toolbear,
@toolbear@union.place avatar

@vga256
If anyone is curious as I was why the URL of that certificate has "groot" in it. It's the ISRG ROOT x10 certificate and ISRG is Internet Security Research Group.

Which is 3 #TIL #TodayILearned for me in a row (including VGA256's original post).

Despite that, I will continue to think of it as the certificate that says, "I AM GROOT".

routinehub,

@toolbear @vga256 I too choose to think that there are some true Guardians of the Galaxy.

mejs,
@mejs@mastodon.vladovince.com avatar

@vga256 oh this is oddly relevant for me as an iPad 2 is the only tablet I use too, except I had relegated it to a glorified PDF reader

vga256,
@vga256@dialup.cafe avatar

@mejs ah fantastic. yes, this should unlock a lot of possibilities!

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