tipsd
executablemacOS456.0 KBx86_64, arm64
System service — manages encrypted credentials and network communication
Accesses device encryption keys through the keychain to secure sensitive data operations. Establishes outgoing network connections for HTTP, FTP, and DNS queries, communicating with multiple remote endpoints. Exposes five XPC services for inter-process communication with other system components and applications. Shares restricted application group containers with related processes to exchange credentials or configuration state. Sends telemetry data back to Apple infrastructure during normal operation.AI
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- Platform
- macOS
- Type
- executable
- Arch
- x86_64, arm64
- Min OS
- 26.1.0
- SDK
- 26.1.0
- File Size
- 456.0 KB
- UUID
- DAD225D9-802B-31C5-8B72-F73531529B22
- Analyzed
- 2026-04-09T10:09:10Z
- CDHash
- dec0c1bf0c84e4dc7889a5b9e45df89fb0a3f9a9871b51451e38a6735f56b0ef
Capabilities
KeychainDevice key bag (encryption keys)
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileKeyBag.framework/Versions/A/MobileKeyBagNetworkCore networking (HTTP, FTP, DNS)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/Versions/A/CFNetworkIpcRestricted application group access
com.apple.private.security.restricted-application-groupsIpcShared application group container access
com.apple.security.application-groupsFrameworks31
MobileKeyBagFoundationTipsCoreTipsDaemonlibMobileGestalt.dyliblibobjc.A.dyliblibSystem.B.dylibCFNetworkCoreFoundationUserManagementlibswiftAccelerate.dylib(weak)libswiftCompression.dylib(weak)libswiftCore.dyliblibswiftCoreAudio.dylib(weak)libswiftCoreFoundation.dylib(weak)libswiftCoreImage.dylib(weak)libswiftCoreLocation.dylib(weak)libswiftDispatch.dylib(weak)libswiftIOKit.dylib(weak)libswiftIntents.dylib(weak)libswiftMetal.dylib(weak)libswiftNaturalLanguage.dylib(weak)libswiftOSLog.dylib(weak)libswiftObjectiveC.dylib(weak)libswiftQuartzCore.dylib(weak)libswiftUniformTypeIdentifiers.dylib(weak)libswiftXPC.dylib(weak)libswift_Builtin_float.dylib(weak)libswift_Concurrency.dyliblibswiftos.dylib(weak)libswiftsimd.dylib(weak)
Entitlements46
Interesting Strings
Bundle IDs(112)
File Paths(7)
/System/Library/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/Versions/A/CFNetwork/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileKeyBag.framework/Versions/A/MobileKeyBag/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/TipsCore.framework/Versions/A/TipsCore
telemetry(36)
Network Surfaceentitled
Networking Frameworks
Endpoints(9)
API Usage
DNA Capability Vector
Location
0
Keychain
1
Network
2
Storage
0
Hardware
0
IPC
2
Analytics
0
Security
0
System
0
Behavioral Profile
URL Endpoints
5
Telemetry Strings
36
File Paths
7
Bundle IDs
112
IOKit Constants
0
Library Functions
0
Structural HashesSHA-256
Static Libraries0 / 425 functions identified
Functions(425)
0x1000019a8+[TPSWelcome resetWelcomeNotifications]
0x100001a64-[TPSWelcome initWithDelegate:tipsManager:notificationController:]
0x100001bd4-[TPSWelcome reminderState]
0x100001c5c-[TPSWelcome reconnectWelcomeIfNeeded:]
0x100001e14sub_100001e14
0x100002064sub_100002064
0x1000020a0sub_1000020a0
0x1000020dc-[TPSWelcome isReminderCompleted]
0x1000020fc-[TPSWelcome shouldShowWelcomeNotification]
0x10000232c-[TPSWelcome getCurrentWelcomeActivityCriteria]
0x1000024ec-[TPSWelcome scheduleWelcomeNotificationActivity]
0x10000263c-[TPSWelcome createWelcomeXPCActivity]
0x1000027e0sub_1000027e0
0x100002a24sub_100002a24
0x100002a80sub_100002a80
0x100002a88sub_100002a88
0x100002a90sub_100002a90
0x100002ad4sub_100002ad4
0x100002b18-[TPSWelcome setupCompleted]
0x100002b20-[TPSWelcome registerToNotifyWelcome]
Imports315 symbols from 12 dylibs
Exports1
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