Tech Note: SSH to Jailbroken iOS Device (10.2)

You can not connect to ssh over wifi with the 10.2 jailbreak. You need to ssh over USB. They are several options but the easiest is to use iproxy.

  1. Install iproxy
    brew install libimobiledevice
  2. On the terminal run the following command.
    iproxy 2222 22
    This will enable you to forward all traffic from port 2222 to port 22 over USB
  3. Now you can connect to the iPhone by running ssh
    ssh root@localhost -p 2222 

Notice you connect to localhost not the ip address of your phone. If everything went well, you should be presented with the ssh prompt.

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