Protecting Security Information
Due to the sensitive nature of security information, Apple provides a method for you to:
Verify the authenticity of security notifications
Encrypt messages to send to Apple via product-security@apple.com
1. Obtain PGP software
You can obtain a version of GPG Suite from GPGTools. Additionally, GnuPG is available as freeware.
2. Apple Product Security key
This is our PGP key which is valid until August 13, 2025.
Key ID: 5FEE5DD535DA22FA
Key Type: RSA
Expires: 8/13/25
Key Size: 4096/4096
Fingerprint: B33F 5A96 D03B B932 3EAC 4FEA 5FEE 5DD5 35DA 22FA
UserID: Apple Product Security <product-security@apple.com>
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When we generate a new key, it will be available from this web page. Our previous PGP keys are archived to facilitate the validation of previously-signed messages.
3. Check our PGP signature on mail messages and documents
Documents developed by the Apple Product Security team are signed with the Apple PGP key. We encourage you to check the signature to ensure that the document was indeed written by our staff and has not been changed.
Note for users of the security-announce mailing list:
Some mail programs cause changes to messages, resulting in an indication that the PGP signature is not good. Critical information will also be posted to our web site along with a PGP signature, providing you with a confirmation of authenticity.
4. Encrypting sensitive information
When sending sensitive security information by email, please encrypt it.