Here is Apple’s official ‘jailbroken’ iPhone for security researchers

Apple’s Security Research Device (SRD) program provides specially configured iPhones to vetted researchers, enabling sideloaded tooling with elevated privileges while keeping user-like security policies intact, and it now even references “jailbroken” flexibility in official instructions. The piece contrasts SRDs with previously sought-after “dev-fused” iPhone prototypes from a gray market, notes the rarity of SRD sightings, and highlights that Apple has not disclosed how many devices exist or their impact on vulnerability reporting.