A revamped Apple Security Bounty sees the company setting out much higher rewards for anyone finding bugs in its software, especially in beta releases. It also now covers all Apple operating systems, and no longer requires an invitation.
Apple announcing its new Security Bounty program in August. | Source: Trademarq via Twitter
Following its unveiling back in August, the revamped Apple Security Bounty has been launched and is effective from today. It’s a reward system designed to encourage people to find and report bugs.
While Apple has had such a program since 2016, it was limited in scope and would pay out a maximum of $200,000. Now that ceiling is generally $1 million, but Apple will also pay a further 50% if the bug is found in beta software and so can be fixed before public release.
“Bounty payments are determined by the level of access or execution obtained by the reported issue, modified by the quality of the report,” says Apple on its developer website. “Issues that are unique to designated developer or public betas, including regressions, can result in a 50% additional bonus if the issues were previously unknown to Apple.”
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