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high M7 MASVS-RESILIENCE-4 static analysis PTKD-IOS-DEBUGGABLE

iOS build is debuggable (get-task-allow = true)

The provisioning profile grants get-task-allow, so a debugger can attach and read process memory. This is a development build, not a release.

How it's exploited

get-task-allow=true means any process with the right entitlement on a connected machine can attach to the app: memory dumps, method swizzling, live token extraction.

Why it matters

Development-signed behavior in a distributed build removes the platform's anti-debugging baseline.

How to fix it

  1. Distribute via App Store/TestFlight or ad-hoc/enterprise profiles, which strip get-task-allow; never ship a development-signed IPA.

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