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'''XIP''' is a digitally-signed archive format created by Apple, similar to [[ZIP]] (able to archive multiple files and directories) but with authentication possible via public/private keys.
 
'''XIP''' is a digitally-signed archive format created by Apple, similar to [[ZIP]] (able to archive multiple files and directories) but with authentication possible via public/private keys.
  
It is reportedly based on [[Xar (eXtensible ARchive)|Xar]] and [[gzip]].
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It is reportedly based on [[Xar (Extensible Archive)|Xar]] and [[gzip]].
  
 
Apple states that "Starting with macOS Sierra [2016-09], only XIP archives signed by Apple will be expanded."[https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2206/_index.html]
 
Apple states that "Starting with macOS Sierra [2016-09], only XIP archives signed by Apple will be expanded."[https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2206/_index.html]

Latest revision as of 01:13, 15 March 2023

File Format
Name XIP
Ontology
Extension(s) .xip, .xar
PRONOM fmt/600
Wikidata ID Q1093556
Released 2011

XIP is a digitally-signed archive format created by Apple, similar to ZIP (able to archive multiple files and directories) but with authentication possible via public/private keys.

It is reportedly based on Xar and gzip.

Apple states that "Starting with macOS Sierra [2016-09], only XIP archives signed by Apple will be expanded."[1]

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