I am thinking of jailbreaking...

My only real question is, what do I have to do to not get hacked? I know there is some password that needs changing or something, but does this mean I am free from attacks?

My only real question is, what do I have to do to not get hacked? I know there is some password that needs changing or something, but does this mean I am free from attacks?

You shouldn't be worried. Not many people are at risk here since most of you guys don't even use SSH. SSH lets you add/delete files in the iPhone from any computer (as long as its enabled in the iPhone). If you don't have if (which the majority of iPhone users don't) your safe. You have to MANUALLY DOWNLOAD SSH tools from Cydia, just don't install those tools and your safe. Even if you did install any of those tools, all you have to do is change the default password using MobileTerminal.

Here are the steps to change the default password if you have an SSH tool:
1. Go to Cydia and search for MobileTerminal and install it
2. Once you have installed MobileTerminal go to homescreen and click on the icon for MobileTerminal
3. First time you enter you have to type in su
4. Then type in: alpine
5. Then type in: passwd
6. It will then prompt you for a new password
7. Enter your new password (it must be 5 digits long)

Your DONE! THIS IS ONLY IF YOU HAVE AN SSH TOOL INSTALLED FROM CYDIA.

My only real question is, what do I have to do to not get hacked? I know there is some password that needs changing or something, but does this mean I am free from attacks?

You shouldn't be worried. Not many people are at risk here since most of you guys don't even use SSH. SSH lets you add/delete files in the iPhone from any computer (as long as its enabled in the iPhone). If you don't have if (which the majority of iPhone users don't) your safe. You have to MANUALLY DOWNLOAD SSH tools from Cydia, just don't install those tools and your safe. Even if you did install any of those tools, all you have to do is change the default password using MobileTerminal.

Here are the steps to change the default password if you have an SSH tool:
1. Go to Cydia and search for MobileTerminal and install it
2. Once you have installed MobileTerminal go to homescreen and click on the icon for MobileTerminal
3. First time you enter you have to type in su
4. Then type in: alpine
5. Then type in passwd
6. It will then prompt you for a new password
7. Enter your new password (it must be 5 digits long)

Your DONE! THIS IS ONLY IF YOU HAVE AN SSH TOOL INSTALLED FROM CYDIA.

Oh okay cool. Thanks kick! Thanks for answering some of the people at theiphoneblog really suck lol. I'm gonna stay with tmonews even though I have att now..I like the people here.

I have heard that some people cannot turn their iphone off or restart without their computer if they do this is that true?

My only real question is, what do I have to do to not get hacked? I know there is some password that needs changing or something, but does this mean I am free from attacks?

You shouldn't be worried. Not many people are at risk here since most of you guys don't even use SSH. SSH lets you add/delete files in the iPhone from any computer (as long as its enabled in the iPhone). If you don't have if (which the majority of iPhone users don't) your safe. You have to MANUALLY DOWNLOAD SSH tools from Cydia, just don't install those tools and your safe. Even if you did install any of those tools, all you have to do is change the default password using MobileTerminal.

Here are the steps to change the default password if you have an SSH tool:
1. Go to Cydia and search for MobileTerminal and install it
2. Once you have installed MobileTerminal go to homescreen and click on the icon for MobileTerminal
3. First time you enter you have to type in su
4. Then type in: passwrd
5. Then type in alpine
6. It will then prompt you for a new password
7. Enter your new password (it must be 5 digits long)

Your DONE! THIS IS ONLY IF YOU HAVE AN SSH TOOL INSTALLED FROM CYDIA.

Oh okay cool. Thanks kick! Thanks for answering some of the people at theiphoneblog really suck lol. I'm gonna stay with tmonews even though I have att now..I like the people here.

I have heard that some people cannot turn their iphone off or restart without their computer if they do this is that true?

yes that true. only if you have a mc model. mainly ipods that have the mc model number have that problem. i have 2 iphone 3gs's and ones a mb (works fine with reboots) and ones and mc (also works fine with reboots). i had a mc ipod that had that problem. and it was a pain but i just had to connect it to the computer and run blackra1n and i was back to normal. but if your using a 2g iphone or a 3g iphone your fine.

and kick,

i tried your instructions, and they did not work.

i would type su, then type passwrd and it would tell me command not found. am i missing something?

My only real question is, what do I have to do to not get hacked? I know there is some password that needs changing or something, but does this mean I am free from attacks?

You shouldn't be worried. Not many people are at risk here since most of you guys don't even use SSH. SSH lets you add/delete files in the iPhone from any computer (as long as its enabled in the iPhone). If you don't have if (which the majority of iPhone users don't) your safe. You have to MANUALLY DOWNLOAD SSH tools from Cydia, just don't install those tools and your safe. Even if you did install any of those tools, all you have to do is change the default password using MobileTerminal.

Here are the steps to change the default password if you have an SSH tool:
1. Go to Cydia and search for MobileTerminal and install it
2. Once you have installed MobileTerminal go to homescreen and click on the icon for MobileTerminal
3. First time you enter you have to type in su
4. Then type in: alpine
5. Then type in passwd
6. It will then prompt you for a new password
7. Enter your new password (it must be 5 digits long)

Your DONE! THIS IS ONLY IF YOU HAVE AN SSH TOOL INSTALLED FROM CYDIA.

Oh okay cool. Thanks kick! Thanks for answering some of the people at theiphoneblog really suck lol. I'm gonna stay with tmonews even though I have att now..I like the people here.

I have heard that some people cannot turn their iphone off or restart without their computer if they do this is that true?

No problem at all. If you ever have any questions, ask away!

People that have purchased an iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch 3G after October 14th it will be a tethered jailbreak (the iPhone will be unjailbroken once you restart), since Apple started implementing a new BOOTROM into the units manufactured after October 14th 2009.

All you have to do is reconnect to the computer and use Blackra1n to make it ra1n again. Your jailbroken content will not be deleted.