A curated public collection of Apple security, privacy, and cryptography related documents — focused on historical PDFs, technical white papers, and platform security references.
This repository exists to make important Apple security materials easier to browse, preserve, and revisit over time. It is not an official Apple repository, and it is not intended to be a complete archive of every Apple publication.
- Preserving historical Apple security documents that become harder to find over time
- Organizing materials by topic instead of leaving them scattered across the web
- Providing a practical reference set for researchers, security engineers, auditors, and Apple platform enthusiasts
- Keeping a lightweight pointer to Apple's live Apple Platform Security Guide
- 54 PDF documents currently tracked
- 9 primary topic collections
- Mostly archival material in PDF format
- Includes both official Apple documents and related technical analysis / assessment papers
| Collection | What it contains |
|---|---|
| Apple_Platform_Security_Guide | Historical Apple Platform Security Guide editions from 2019–2026, plus a link to Apple's live online guide |
| Personal_Safety_User_Guide | Apple personal safety guidance across multiple releases |
| iOS | Archived iOS Security Guide documents from older platform generations |
| macOS | macOS / OS X security overviews, core technology material, and Apple T2 related documents |
| FaceID | Face ID security guides from early release periods |
| Differential_Privacy | Apple material on differential privacy and privacy-preserving learning at scale |
| CSAM | CSAM / PSI technical summaries, protocol analysis, and external assessments |
| COVID-19_ContactTracing | Exposure Notification privacy-preserving analytics material |
| sideload | Apple documents discussing the security implications of sideloading |
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├── Apple_Platform_Security_Guide/
├── Personal_Safety_User_Guide/
├── iOS/
├── macOS/
├── FaceID/
├── Differential_Privacy/
├── CSAM/
├── COVID-19_ContactTracing/
├── sideload/
└── tasks/
- Historical coverage: preserves multiple generations of Apple security guidance
- Topic-first navigation: easy to scan by platform, privacy topic, or security initiative
- Practical archival naming: file names are optimized for readability and version tracking
- Live reference included:
Apple_Platform_Security_Guide/README.mdpoints to Apple's current online guide
- This is a curated archive, not a comprehensive mirror of all Apple publications.
- Some documents reflect a specific historical moment and may not match Apple's latest implementations, wording, or policies.
- Most files are preserved as-is in PDF form for reference value.
- Apple-originated documents, trademarks, and related materials remain the property of Apple Inc.
- Source materials originally published by Apple belong to their respective owners and are included here for archival and reference purposes.
- Some files in this repository are third-party technical assessments or analysis papers; rights for those works remain with their respective authors or publishers.
- If you are a rights holder and would like a file reviewed or removed, please open an issue.
Pull requests are welcome for:
- missing historical versions
- additional Apple security / privacy documents
- filename cleanup
- metadata improvements
- directory organization refinements
Credit to 0xmachos for preserving various historical documents.