CyberHappenings logo
☰
🏠 Home 📂 Browse ℹī¸ About

Apple Opens Applications for 2026 Security Research Device Program

First reported
Last updated
📰 1 unique sources, 1 articles

Summary

Hide ▲

Apple has started accepting applications for the 2026 Security Research Device Program (SRDP). This program provides eligible security researchers with specially configured iPhones to analyze iOS security. The application period runs until October 31, 2025. Researchers accepted into the program receive iPhones with shell access, early software previews, and specialized tools. The program aims to identify and reward security vulnerabilities in Apple's ecosystem. The SRDP has been running since 2020, offering researchers a platform to discover and report security issues. Successful applicants receive iPhones under a 12-month renewable loan agreement, which are not intended for personal use. Apple emphasizes that only researchers with a proven track record in finding security issues on Apple platforms or other modern operating systems are eligible.

Timeline

  1. 04.09.2025 18:09 📰 1 articles

    Apple Opens 2026 Security Research Device Program Applications

    Apple has started accepting applications for the 2026 Security Research Device Program (SRDP). The program provides eligible security researchers with specially configured iPhones to analyze iOS security. The application period runs until October 31, 2025. Researchers accepted into the program receive iPhones with shell access, early software previews, and specialized tools. The program aims to identify and reward security vulnerabilities in Apple's ecosystem.

    Show sources
    Open in new tab

Information Snippets

  • The application period for the 2026 Security Research Device Program (SRDP) runs from September 4, 2025, to October 31, 2025.

    First reported: 04.09.2025 18:09
    📰 1 source, 1 article
    Show sources

  • Eligible researchers receive iPhones with shell access, early software previews, and specialized tools.

    First reported: 04.09.2025 18:09
    📰 1 source, 1 article
    Show sources

  • The iPhones are provided under a 12-month renewable loan agreement and are not for personal use.

    First reported: 04.09.2025 18:09
    📰 1 source, 1 article
    Show sources

  • Only researchers with a proven track record in finding security issues on Apple platforms or other modern operating systems are eligible.

    First reported: 04.09.2025 18:09
    📰 1 source, 1 article
    Show sources

  • The program aims to identify and reward security vulnerabilities in Apple's ecosystem.

    First reported: 04.09.2025 18:09
    📰 1 source, 1 article
    Show sources

  • The iPhones distributed as part of the 2026 SRDP are likely to be the iPhone 16 or iPhone 17 models.

    First reported: 04.09.2025 18:09
    📰 1 source, 1 article
    Show sources