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Apple Says iPhone and iPad Cleared for Nato Classified Information, but Here's the Catch
- Today, Apple announced that iPhone and iPad running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 are the first consumer devices approved for classified NATO networks and listed on the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue.
- After extensive technical evaluations, the German Federal Office for Information Security confirmed Apple’s iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 met NATO nations' assurance requirements, with Apple saying privacy and security are core design decisions.
- Apple highlighted technical features such as Apple silicon with Secure Enclave isolating sensitive data, Face ID and Touch ID, Memory Integrity Enforcement, and industry-standard VPN protocols in the certification.
- Off-the-Shelf iPhones running iOS 26 can access restricted NATO data without specialized software, placing consumer devices alongside traditional defense vendors in the NATO catalogue.
- Apple asserts no other consumer phones have NATO `restricted` certification, said Ivan Krstić, `Prior to iPhone, secure devices were only available to sophisticated government and enterprise organizations after a massive investment in bespoke security solutions.
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iPhone and iPad approved by NATO for up to “restricted” level of classified data - 'a level of government certification no other consumer mobile device has met'
iPhones and iPads running iOS 26 and later become the first consumer devices approved to handle NATO Restricted data.
·United Kingdom
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He approved storing classified information on it.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Apple officially announced that iPhone and iPad became the first and only consumer technology devices authorized by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to treat classified information...
·Portugal
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