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Apple signs iPhone 18 Pro sensor data for verifiable Reference Images
Apple Reference Image is an opt-in iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max capture mode that signs sensor data at capture, develops the signed digital negative inside Private Cloud Compute and signs the resulting reference image with a composite RSA-3072 and ML-DSA-87 signature. Capture is unavailable at launch in the EU and the feature is unavailable at launch in China, while Apple exposes viewing APIs on iOS, iPadOS and macOS 27.
Apple Security Research — Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography · Apple Newsroom — Apple debuts iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max