Apple publishes a technical breakdown of the architecture for the iPhone 18 Pro's Reference Image camera mode; the chain of trust begins at manufacturing time (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)

Apple’s Security Research blog publishes a detailed technical breakdown of the iPhone 18 Pro’s new Reference Image camera mode, explaining how the chain of trust starts during manufacturing. The post outlines the architecture that secures image capture and processing, showing how hardware and firmware components collaborate to protect the camera’s integrity.