1 files changed, 432 insertions, 459 deletions

diff --git a/src/lockdown.c b/src/lockdown.c
index 73a8bbc..63f9090 100644
--- a/src/lockdown.c
+++ b/src/lockdown.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include <libtasn1.h>
 #include <gnutls/x509.h>
 
+#include <plist/plist.h>
+
+
 const ASN1_ARRAY_TYPE pkcs1_asn1_tab[] = {
 	{"PKCS1", 536872976, 0},
 	{0, 1073741836, 0},
@@ -40,35 +43,6 @@ const ASN1_ARRAY_TYPE pkcs1_asn1_tab[] = {
 	{0, 0, 0}
 };
 
-static int get_rand(int min, int max)
-{
-	int retval = (rand() % (max - min)) + min;
-	return retval;
-}
-
-/** Generates a valid HostID (which is actually a UUID).
- *
- * @param A null terminated string containing a valid HostID.
- */
-char *lockdownd_generate_hostid(void)
-{
-	char *hostid = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * 37);	// HostID's are just UUID's, and UUID's are 36 characters long
-	const char *chars = "ABCDEF0123456789";
-	srand(time(NULL));
-	int i = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 36; i++) {
-		if (i == 8 || i == 13 || i == 18 || i == 23) {
-			hostid[i] = '-';
-			continue;
-		} else {
-			hostid[i] = chars[get_rand(0, 16)];
-		}
-	}
-	hostid[36] = '\0';			// make it a real string
-	return hostid;
-}
-
 /** Creates a lockdownd client for the give iPhone.
  *
  * @param phone The iPhone to create a lockdownd client for
@@ -100,57 +74,56 @@ iphone_lckd_client_t new_lockdownd_client(iphone_device_t phone)
 static void iphone_lckd_stop_session(iphone_lckd_client_t control)
 {
 	if (!control)
-		return;					// IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
-	xmlDocPtr plist = new_plist();
-	xmlNode *dict, *key;
-	char **dictionary;
-	int bytes = 0, i = 0;
+		return;					//IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
+
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 
-	log_debug_msg("lockdownd_stop_session() called\n");
-	dict = add_child_to_plist(plist, "dict", "\n", NULL, 0);
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "Request", "StopSession", 1);
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "SessionID", control->session_id, 1);
+	plist_t dict = plist_new_dict();
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "Request");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, "StopSession");
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "SessionID");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, control->session_id);
 
-	char *XML_content;
-	uint32 length;
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "iphone_lckd_stop_session() called\n");
 
-	xmlDocDumpMemory(plist, (xmlChar **) & XML_content, &length);
-	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, XML_content, length, &bytes);
+	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, dict);
 
-	xmlFree(XML_content);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	plist = NULL;
-	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &XML_content, &bytes);
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
+
+	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &dict);
 
-	plist = xmlReadMemory(XML_content, bytes, NULL, NULL, 0);
-	if (!plist) {
-		log_debug_msg("lockdownd_stop_session(): IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR\n");
-		return;					//IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
-	}
-	dict = xmlDocGetRootElement(plist);
-	for (dict = dict->children; dict; dict = dict->next) {
-		if (!xmlStrcmp(dict->name, "dict"))
-			break;
-	}
 	if (!dict) {
-		log_debug_msg("lockdownd_stop_session(): IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR\n");
-		return;					//IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
+		log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_stop_session(): IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR\n");
+		return;					// IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
 	}
-	dictionary = read_dict_element_strings(dict);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	free(XML_content);
 
-	for (i = 0; dictionary[i]; i += 2) {
-		if (!strcmp(dictionary[i], "Result") && !strcmp(dictionary[i + 1], "Success")) {
-			log_debug_msg("lockdownd_stop_session(): success\n");
+	plist_t query_node = plist_find_node_by_string(dict, "StopSession");
+	plist_t result_node = plist_get_next_sibling(query_node);
+	plist_t value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(result_node);
+
+	plist_type result_type = plist_get_node_type(result_node);
+	plist_type value_type = plist_get_node_type(value_node);
+
+	if (result_type == PLIST_KEY && value_type == PLIST_STRING) {
+
+		char *result_value = NULL;
+		char *value_value = NULL;
+
+		plist_get_key_val(result_node, &result_value);
+		plist_get_string_val(value_node, &value_value);
+
+		if (!strcmp(result_value, "Result") && !strcmp(value_value, "Success")) {
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_stop_session(): success\n");
 			ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
-			break;
 		}
+		free(result_value);
+		free(value_value);
 	}
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
 
-	free_dictionary(dictionary);
-	return;						//ret;
+	return;						// ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -163,14 +136,14 @@ static void iphone_lckd_stop_session(iphone_lckd_client_t control)
 static void iphone_lckd_stop_SSL_session(iphone_lckd_client_t client)
 {
 	if (!client) {
-		log_debug_msg("lockdownd_stop_SSL_session(): invalid argument!\n");
+		log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_stop_SSL_session(): invalid argument!\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (client->in_SSL) {
-		log_debug_msg("Stopping SSL Session\n");
+		log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "Stopping SSL Session\n");
 		iphone_lckd_stop_session(client);
-		log_debug_msg("Sending SSL close notify\n");
+		log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "Sending SSL close notify\n");
 		gnutls_bye(*client->ssl_session, GNUTLS_SHUT_RDWR);
 	}
 	if (client->ssl_session) {
@@ -215,13 +188,13 @@ iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_free_client(iphone_lckd_client_t client)
  *
  * @return The number of bytes received
  */
-iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_recv(iphone_lckd_client_t client, char **dump_data, uint32_t * recv_bytes)
+iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_recv(iphone_lckd_client_t client, plist_t * plist)
 {
-	if (!client || !dump_data || !recv_bytes)
+	if (!client || !plist || (plist && *plist))
 		return IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 	char *receive;
-	uint32 datalen = 0, bytes = 0;
+	uint32_t datalen = 0, bytes = 0;
 
 	if (!client->in_SSL)
 		ret = iphone_mux_recv(client->connection, (char *) &datalen, sizeof(datalen), &bytes);
@@ -240,8 +213,18 @@ iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_recv(iphone_lckd_client_t client, char **dump_data, u
 		if (bytes > 0)
 			ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
 	}
-	*dump_data = receive;
-	*recv_bytes = bytes;
+
+	if (bytes <= 0) {
+		free(receive);
+		return IPHONE_E_NOT_ENOUGH_DATA;
+	}
+
+	plist_from_xml(receive, bytes, plist);
+	free(receive);
+
+	if (!*plist)
+		ret = IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -250,26 +233,31 @@ iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_recv(iphone_lckd_client_t client, char **dump_data, u
  * @note This function is low-level and should only be used if you need to send
  *        a new type of message.
  *
- * @param control The lockdownd client
- * @param raw_data The null terminated string buffer to send
- * @param length The length of data to send
+ * @param client The lockdownd client
+ * @param plist The plist to send
  *
- * @return The number of bytes sent
+ * @return an error code (IPHONE_E_SUCCESS on success)
  */
-iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_send(iphone_lckd_client_t client, char *raw_data, uint32_t length, uint32_t * sent_bytes)
+iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_send(iphone_lckd_client_t client, plist_t plist)
 {
-	if (!client || !raw_data || length == 0 || !sent_bytes)
+	if (!client || !plist)
 		return IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
 	char *real_query;
 	int bytes;
+	char *XMLContent = NULL;
+	uint32_t length = 0;
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 
+	plist_to_xml(plist, &XMLContent, &length);
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "Send msg :\nsize : %i\nbuffer :\n%s\n", length, XMLContent);
+
+
 	real_query = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * (length + 4));
 	length = htonl(length);
 	memcpy(real_query, &length, sizeof(length));
-	memcpy(real_query + 4, raw_data, ntohl(length));
-	log_debug_msg("lockdownd_send(): made the query, sending it along\n");
-	dump_debug_buffer("grpkt", real_query, ntohl(length) + 4);
+	memcpy(real_query + 4, XMLContent, ntohl(length));
+	free(XMLContent);
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_send(): made the query, sending it along\n");
 
 	if (!client->in_SSL)
 		ret = iphone_mux_send(client->connection, real_query, ntohl(length) + sizeof(length), &bytes);
@@ -277,9 +265,9 @@ iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_send(iphone_lckd_client_t client, char *raw_data, uin
 		gnutls_record_send(*client->ssl_session, real_query, ntohl(length) + sizeof(length));
 		ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
 	}
-	log_debug_msg("lockdownd_send(): sent it!\n");
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_send(): sent it!\n");
 	free(real_query);
-	*sent_bytes = bytes;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -295,49 +283,50 @@ iphone_error_t lockdownd_hello(iphone_lckd_client_t control)
 {
 	if (!control)
 		return IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
-	xmlDocPtr plist = new_plist();
-	xmlNode *dict, *key;
-	char **dictionary;
-	int bytes = 0, i = 0;
+
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 
-	log_debug_msg("lockdownd_hello() called\n");
-	dict = add_child_to_plist(plist, "dict", "\n", NULL, 0);
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "Request", "QueryType", 1);
-	char *XML_content;
-	uint32 length;
+	plist_t dict = plist_new_dict();
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "Request");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, "QueryType");
 
-	xmlDocDumpMemory(plist, (xmlChar **) & XML_content, &length);
-	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, XML_content, length, &bytes);
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_hello() called\n");
+	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, dict);
 
-	xmlFree(XML_content);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	plist = NULL;
-	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &XML_content, &bytes);
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
 
-	plist = xmlReadMemory(XML_content, bytes, NULL, NULL, 0);
-	if (!plist)
-		return IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
-	dict = xmlDocGetRootElement(plist);
-	for (dict = dict->children; dict; dict = dict->next) {
-		if (!xmlStrcmp(dict->name, "dict"))
-			break;
-	}
-	if (!dict)
-		return IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
-	dictionary = read_dict_element_strings(dict);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	free(XML_content);
-
-	for (i = 0; dictionary[i]; i += 2) {
-		if (!strcmp(dictionary[i], "Result") && !strcmp(dictionary[i + 1], "Success")) {
-			log_debug_msg("lockdownd_hello(): success\n");
+	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &dict);
+
+	if (IPHONE_E_SUCCESS != ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	plist_t query_node = plist_find_node_by_string(dict, "QueryType");
+	plist_t result_node = plist_get_next_sibling(query_node);
+	plist_t value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(result_node);
+
+	plist_type result_type = plist_get_node_type(result_node);
+	plist_type value_type = plist_get_node_type(value_node);
+
+	if (result_type == PLIST_KEY && value_type == PLIST_STRING) {
+
+		char *result_value = NULL;
+		char *value_value = NULL;
+
+		plist_get_key_val(result_node, &result_value);
+		plist_get_string_val(value_node, &value_value);
+
+		if (!strcmp(result_value, "Result") && !strcmp(value_value, "Success")) {
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_hello(): success\n");
 			ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
-			break;
 		}
+		free(result_value);
+		free(value_value);
 	}
 
-	free_dictionary(dictionary);
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -349,74 +338,91 @@ iphone_error_t lockdownd_hello(iphone_lckd_client_t control)
  *
  * @return IPHONE_E_SUCCESS on success.
  */
-iphone_error_t lockdownd_generic_get_value(iphone_lckd_client_t control, const char *req_key, const char *req_string,
-										   char **value)
+iphone_error_t lockdownd_generic_get_value(iphone_lckd_client_t control, const char *req_key, char *req_string,
+										   gnutls_datum_t * value)
 {
-	if (!control || !req_key || !value || (value && *value))
+	if (!control || !req_key || !value || value->data)
 		return IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
-	xmlDocPtr plist = new_plist();
-	xmlNode *dict = NULL;
-	xmlNode *key = NULL;;
-	char **dictionary = NULL;
-	int bytes = 0, i = 0;
-	char *XML_content = NULL;
-	uint32 length = 0;
+
+	plist_t dict = NULL;
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 
 	/* Setup DevicePublicKey request plist */
-	dict = add_child_to_plist(plist, "dict", "\n", NULL, 0);
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, req_key, req_string, 1);
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "Request", "GetValue", 1);
-	xmlDocDumpMemory(plist, (xmlChar **) & XML_content, &length);
+	dict = plist_new_dict();
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, req_key);
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, req_string);
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "Request");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, "GetValue");
 
 	/* send to iPhone */
-	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, XML_content, length, &bytes);
+	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, dict);
 
-	xmlFree(XML_content);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	plist = NULL;
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
 
 	if (ret != IPHONE_E_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Now get iPhone's answer */
-	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &XML_content, &bytes);
+	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &dict);
 
 	if (ret != IPHONE_E_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
 
-	plist = xmlReadMemory(XML_content, bytes, NULL, NULL, 0);
-	if (!plist)
-		return IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
-	dict = xmlDocGetRootElement(plist);
-	for (dict = dict->children; dict; dict = dict->next) {
-		if (!xmlStrcmp(dict->name, "dict"))
-			break;
-	}
-	if (!dict)
-		return IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
+	plist_t query_node = plist_find_node_by_string(dict, "GetValue");
+	plist_t result_key_node = plist_get_next_sibling(query_node);
+	plist_t result_value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(result_key_node);
 
-	/* Parse xml to check success and to find public key */
-	dictionary = read_dict_element_strings(dict);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	free(XML_content);
+	plist_type result_key_type = plist_get_node_type(result_key_node);
+	plist_type result_value_type = plist_get_node_type(result_value_node);
 
-	int success = 0;
-	for (i = 0; dictionary[i]; i += 2) {
-		if (!strcmp(dictionary[i], "Result") && !strcmp(dictionary[i + 1], "Success")) {
-			success = 1;
-		}
-		if (!strcmp(dictionary[i], "Value")) {
-			*value = strdup(dictionary[i + 1]);
+	if (result_key_type == PLIST_KEY && result_value_type == PLIST_STRING) {
+
+		char *result_key = NULL;
+		char *result_value = NULL;
+		ret = IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
+
+		plist_get_key_val(result_key_node, &result_key);
+		plist_get_string_val(result_value_node, &result_value);
+
+		if (!strcmp(result_key, "Result") && !strcmp(result_value, "Success")) {
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_generic_get_value(): success\n");
+			ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
 		}
+		free(result_key);
+		free(result_value);
+	}
+	if (ret != IPHONE_E_SUCCESS) {
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (dictionary) {
-		free_dictionary(dictionary);
-		dictionary = NULL;
+	plist_t value_key_node = plist_get_next_sibling(result_key_node);
+	plist_t value_value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(value_key_node);
+
+	plist_type value_key_type = plist_get_node_type(value_key_node);
+
+	if (value_key_type == PLIST_KEY) {
+
+		char *result_key = NULL;
+		plist_get_key_val(value_key_node, &result_key);
+
+		if (!strcmp(result_key, "Value")) {
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_generic_get_value(): success\n");
+
+			plist_type value_value_type = plist_get_node_type(value_value_node);
+			if (PLIST_STRING == value_value_type) {
+				char *value_value = NULL;
+				plist_get_string_val(value_value_node, &value_value);
+
+				value->data = value_value;
+				value->size = strlen(value_value);
+				ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
+			}
+		}
+		free(result_key);
 	}
-	if (success)
-		ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
+
+	plist_free(dict);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -428,7 +434,9 @@ iphone_error_t lockdownd_generic_get_value(iphone_lckd_client_t control, const c
  */
 iphone_error_t lockdownd_get_device_uid(iphone_lckd_client_t control, char **uid)
 {
-	return lockdownd_generic_get_value(control, "Key", "UniqueDeviceID", uid);
+	gnutls_datum_t temp = { NULL, 0 };
+	return lockdownd_generic_get_value(control, "Key", "UniqueDeviceID", &temp);
+	*uid = temp.data;
 }
 
 /** Askes for the device's public key. Part of the lockdownd handshake.
@@ -437,7 +445,7 @@ iphone_error_t lockdownd_get_device_uid(iphone_lckd_client_t control, char **uid
  *
  * @return 1 on success and 0 on failure.
  */
-iphone_error_t lockdownd_get_device_public_key(iphone_lckd_client_t control, char **public_key)
+iphone_error_t lockdownd_get_device_public_key(iphone_lckd_client_t control, gnutls_datum_t * public_key)
 {
 	return lockdownd_generic_get_value(control, "Key", "DevicePublicKey", public_key);
 }
@@ -513,107 +521,91 @@ iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_new_client(iphone_device_t device, iphone_lckd_client
 iphone_error_t lockdownd_pair_device(iphone_lckd_client_t control, char *uid, char *host_id)
 {
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-	xmlDocPtr plist = new_plist();
-	xmlNode *dict = NULL;
-	xmlNode *dictRecord = NULL;
-	char **dictionary = NULL;
-	int bytes = 0, i = 0;
-	char *XML_content = NULL;
-	uint32 length = 0;
-
-	char *device_cert_b64 = NULL;
-	char *host_cert_b64 = NULL;
-	char *root_cert_b64 = NULL;
-	char *public_key_b64 = NULL;
-
-	ret = lockdownd_get_device_public_key(control, &public_key_b64);
+	plist_t dict = NULL;
+	plist_t dict_record = NULL;
+
+	gnutls_datum_t device_cert = { NULL, 0 };
+	gnutls_datum_t host_cert = { NULL, 0 };
+	gnutls_datum_t root_cert = { NULL, 0 };
+	gnutls_datum_t public_key = { NULL, 0 };
+
+	ret = lockdownd_get_device_public_key(control, &public_key);
 	if (ret != IPHONE_E_SUCCESS) {
 		log_debug_msg("Device refused to send public key.\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = lockdownd_gen_pair_cert(public_key_b64, &device_cert_b64, &host_cert_b64, &root_cert_b64);
+	ret = lockdownd_gen_pair_cert(public_key, &device_cert, &host_cert, &root_cert);
 	if (ret != IPHONE_E_SUCCESS) {
-		free(public_key_b64);
+		free(public_key.data);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* Setup Pair request plist */
-	dict = add_child_to_plist(plist, "dict", "\n", NULL, 0);
-	dictRecord = add_key_dict_node(plist, dict, "PairRecord", "\n", 1);
-	//dictRecord = add_child_to_plist(plist, "dict", "\n", NULL, 1);
-	add_key_data_dict_element(plist, dictRecord, "DeviceCertificate", device_cert_b64, 2);
-	add_key_data_dict_element(plist, dictRecord, "HostCertificate", host_cert_b64, 2);
-	add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dictRecord, "HostID", host_id, 2);
-	add_key_data_dict_element(plist, dictRecord, "RootCertificate", root_cert_b64, 2);
-	add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "Request", "Pair", 1);
-
-	xmlDocDumpMemory(plist, (xmlChar **) & XML_content, &length);
-
-	printf("XML Pairing request : %s\n", XML_content);
+	dict = plist_new_dict();
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "PairRecord");
+	dict_record = plist_new_dict();
+	plist_add_sub_node(dict, dict_record);
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict_record, "DeviceCertificate");
+	plist_add_sub_data_el(dict_record, device_cert.data, device_cert.size);
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict_record, "HostCertificate");
+	plist_add_sub_data_el(dict_record, host_cert.data, host_cert.size);
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict_record, "HostID");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict_record, host_id);
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict_record, "RootCertificate");
+	plist_add_sub_data_el(dict_record, root_cert.data, root_cert.size);
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict_record, "Request");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict_record, "Pair");
 
 	/* send to iPhone */
-	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, XML_content, length, &bytes);
-
-	xmlFree(XML_content);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	plist = NULL;
+	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, dict);
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
 
 	if (ret != IPHONE_E_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Now get iPhone's answer */
-	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &XML_content, &bytes);
+	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &dict);
 
 	if (ret != IPHONE_E_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
 
-	log_debug_msg("lockdown_pair_device: iPhone's response to our pair request:\n");
-	log_debug_msg(XML_content);
-	log_debug_msg("\n\n");
+	plist_t query_node = plist_find_node_by_string(dict, "Pair");
+	plist_t result_key_node = plist_get_next_sibling(query_node);
+	plist_t result_value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(result_key_node);
 
-	plist = xmlReadMemory(XML_content, bytes, NULL, NULL, 0);
-	if (!plist) {
-		free(public_key_b64);
-		return IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
-	}
-	dict = xmlDocGetRootElement(plist);
-	for (dict = dict->children; dict; dict = dict->next) {
-		if (!xmlStrcmp(dict->name, "dict"))
-			break;
-	}
-	if (!dict) {
-		free(public_key_b64);
-		return IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
-	}
+	plist_type result_key_type = plist_get_node_type(result_key_node);
+	plist_type result_value_type = plist_get_node_type(result_value_node);
+
+	if (result_key_type == PLIST_KEY && result_value_type == PLIST_STRING) {
+
+		char *result_key = NULL;
+		char *result_value = NULL;
 
-	/* Parse xml to check success and to find public key */
-	dictionary = read_dict_element_strings(dict);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	free(XML_content);
+		plist_get_key_val(result_key_node, &result_key);
+		plist_get_string_val(result_value_node, &result_value);
 
-	int success = 0;
-	for (i = 0; dictionary[i]; i += 2) {
-		if (!strcmp(dictionary[i], "Result") && !strcmp(dictionary[i + 1], "Success")) {
-			success = 1;
+		if (!strcmp(result_key, "Result") && !strcmp(result_value, "Success")) {
+			ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
 		}
-	}
 
-	if (dictionary) {
-		free_dictionary(dictionary);
-		dictionary = NULL;
+		free(result_key);
+		free(result_value);
 	}
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
 
 	/* store public key in config if pairing succeeded */
-	if (success) {
-		log_debug_msg("lockdownd_pair_device: pair success\n");
-		store_device_public_key(uid, public_key_b64);
+	if (ret == IPHONE_E_SUCCESS) {
+		log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_pair_device: pair success\n");
+		store_device_public_key(uid, public_key);
 		ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
 	} else {
-		log_debug_msg("lockdownd_pair_device: pair failure\n");
+		log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_pair_device: pair failure\n");
 		ret = IPHONE_E_PAIRING_FAILED;
 	}
-	free(public_key_b64);
+	free(public_key.data);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -626,55 +618,51 @@ iphone_error_t lockdownd_pair_device(iphone_lckd_client_t control, char *uid, ch
 void lockdownd_close(iphone_lckd_client_t control)
 {
 	if (!control)
-		return;					// IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
-	xmlDocPtr plist = new_plist();
-	xmlNode *dict, *key;
-	char **dictionary;
-	int bytes = 0, i = 0;
+		return;					//IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
+
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 
-	log_debug_msg("lockdownd_close() called\n");
-	dict = add_child_to_plist(plist, "dict", "\n", NULL, 0);
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "Request", "Goodbye", 1);
-	char *XML_content;
-	uint32 length;
+	plist_t dict = plist_new_dict();
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "Request");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, "Goodbye");
 
-	xmlDocDumpMemory(plist, (xmlChar **) & XML_content, &length);
-	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, XML_content, length, &bytes);
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_close() called\n");
 
-	xmlFree(XML_content);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	plist = NULL;
-	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &XML_content, &bytes);
+	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, dict);
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
+
+	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &dict);
 
-	plist = xmlReadMemory(XML_content, bytes, NULL, NULL, 0);
-	if (!plist) {
-		log_debug_msg("lockdownd_close(): IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR\n");
-		return;					//IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
-	}
-	dict = xmlDocGetRootElement(plist);
-	for (dict = dict->children; dict; dict = dict->next) {
-		if (!xmlStrcmp(dict->name, "dict"))
-			break;
-	}
 	if (!dict) {
-		log_debug_msg("lockdownd_close(): IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR\n");
-		return;					//IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
+		log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_close(): IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR\n");
+		return;					// IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
 	}
-	dictionary = read_dict_element_strings(dict);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-	free(XML_content);
 
-	for (i = 0; dictionary[i]; i += 2) {
-		if (!strcmp(dictionary[i], "Result") && !strcmp(dictionary[i + 1], "Success")) {
-			log_debug_msg("lockdownd_close(): success\n");
+	plist_t query_node = plist_find_node_by_string(dict, "Goodbye");
+	plist_t result_node = plist_get_next_sibling(query_node);
+	plist_t value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(result_node);
+
+	plist_type result_type = plist_get_node_type(result_node);
+	plist_type value_type = plist_get_node_type(value_node);
+
+	if (result_type == PLIST_KEY && value_type == PLIST_STRING) {
+		char *result_value = NULL;
+		char *value_value = NULL;
+
+		plist_get_key_val(result_node, &result_value);
+		plist_get_string_val(value_node, &value_value);
+
+		if (!strcmp(result_value, "Result") && !strcmp(value_value, "Success")) {
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_close(): success\n");
 			ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
-			break;
 		}
+		free(result_value);
+		free(value_value);
 	}
-
-	free_dictionary(dictionary);
-	return;						//ret;
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
+	return;						// ret;
 }
 
 /** Generates the device certificate from the public key as well as the host
@@ -682,25 +670,19 @@ void lockdownd_close(iphone_lckd_client_t control)
  * 
  * @return IPHONE_E_SUCCESS on success.
  */
-iphone_error_t lockdownd_gen_pair_cert(char *public_key_b64, char **device_cert_b64, char **host_cert_b64,
-									   char **root_cert_b64)
+iphone_error_t lockdownd_gen_pair_cert(gnutls_datum_t public_key, gnutls_datum_t * odevice_cert,
+									   gnutls_datum_t * ohost_cert, gnutls_datum_t * oroot_cert)
 {
-	if (!public_key_b64 || !device_cert_b64 || !host_cert_b64 || !root_cert_b64)
+	if (!public_key.data || !odevice_cert || !ohost_cert || !oroot_cert)
 		return IPHONE_E_INVALID_ARG;
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 
 	gnutls_datum_t modulus = { NULL, 0 };
 	gnutls_datum_t exponent = { NULL, 0 };
 
-	/* first decode base64 public_key */
-	gnutls_datum_t pem_pub_key;
-	gsize decoded_size;
-	pem_pub_key.data = g_base64_decode(public_key_b64, &decoded_size);
-	pem_pub_key.size = decoded_size;
-
 	/* now decode the PEM encoded key */
 	gnutls_datum_t der_pub_key;
-	if (GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS == gnutls_pem_base64_decode_alloc("RSA PUBLIC KEY", &pem_pub_key, &der_pub_key)) {
+	if (GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS == gnutls_pem_base64_decode_alloc("RSA PUBLIC KEY", &public_key, &der_pub_key)) {
 
 		/* initalize asn.1 parser */
 		ASN1_TYPE pkcs1 = ASN1_TYPE_EMPTY;
@@ -784,10 +766,18 @@ iphone_error_t lockdownd_gen_pair_cert(char *public_key_b64, char **device_cert_
 				dev_pem.data = gnutls_malloc(dev_pem.size);
 				gnutls_x509_crt_export(dev_cert, GNUTLS_X509_FMT_PEM, dev_pem.data, &dev_pem.size);
 
-				/* now encode certificates for output */
-				*device_cert_b64 = g_base64_encode(dev_pem.data, dev_pem.size);
-				*host_cert_b64 = g_base64_encode(pem_host_cert.data, pem_host_cert.size);
-				*root_cert_b64 = g_base64_encode(pem_root_cert.data, pem_root_cert.size);
+				/* copy buffer for output */
+				odevice_cert->data = malloc(dev_pem.size);
+				memcpy(odevice_cert->data, dev_pem.data, dev_pem.size);
+				odevice_cert->size = dev_pem.size;
+
+				ohost_cert->data = malloc(pem_host_cert.size);
+				memcpy(ohost_cert->data, pem_host_cert.data, pem_host_cert.size);
+				ohost_cert->size = pem_host_cert.size;
+
+				oroot_cert->data = malloc(pem_root_cert.size);
+				memcpy(oroot_cert->data, pem_root_cert.data, pem_root_cert.size);
+				oroot_cert->size = pem_root_cert.size;
 			}
 			gnutls_free(pem_root_priv.data);
 			gnutls_free(pem_root_cert.data);
@@ -799,7 +789,6 @@ iphone_error_t lockdownd_gen_pair_cert(char *public_key_b64, char **device_cert_
 	gnutls_free(exponent.data);
 
 	gnutls_free(der_pub_key.data);
-	g_free(pem_pub_key.data);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -813,129 +802,127 @@ iphone_error_t lockdownd_gen_pair_cert(char *public_key_b64, char **device_cert_
  */
 iphone_error_t lockdownd_start_SSL_session(iphone_lckd_client_t control, const char *HostID)
 {
-	xmlDocPtr plist = new_plist();
-	xmlNode *dict = add_child_to_plist(plist, "dict", "\n", NULL, 0);
-	xmlNode *key;
-	char *what2send = NULL, **dictionary = NULL;
-	uint32 len = 0, bytes = 0, return_me = 0, i = 0;
-	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-	// end variables
+	plist_t dict = NULL;
+	uint32_t return_me = 0;
 
+	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 	control->session_id[0] = '\0';
 
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "HostID", HostID, 1);
-	if (!key) {
-		log_debug_msg("Couldn't add a key.\n");
-		xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-		return IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
-	}
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "Request", "StartSession", 1);
-	if (!key) {
-		log_debug_msg("Couldn't add a key.\n");
-		xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-		return IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
-	}
-
-	xmlDocDumpMemory(plist, (xmlChar **) & what2send, &len);
-	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, what2send, len, &bytes);
+	/* Setup DevicePublicKey request plist */
+	dict = plist_new_dict();
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "HostID");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, HostID);
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "Request");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, "StartSession");
 
-	xmlFree(what2send);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
+	ret = iphone_lckd_send(control, dict);
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
 
 	if (ret != IPHONE_E_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (bytes > 0) {
-		ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &what2send, &len);
-		plist = xmlReadMemory(what2send, len, NULL, NULL, 0);
-		dict = xmlDocGetRootElement(plist);
-		if (!dict)
-			return IPHONE_E_DICT_ERROR;
-		for (dict = dict->children; dict; dict = dict->next) {
-			if (!xmlStrcmp(dict->name, "dict"))
-				break;
-		}
-		dictionary = read_dict_element_strings(dict);
-		xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-		free(what2send);
+	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(control, &dict);
+
+	if (!dict)
+		return IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
+
+	plist_t query_node = plist_find_node_by_string(dict, "StartSession");
+	plist_t result_key_node = plist_get_next_sibling(query_node);
+	plist_t result_value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(result_key_node);
+
+	plist_type result_key_type = plist_get_node_type(result_key_node);
+	plist_type result_value_type = plist_get_node_type(result_value_node);
+
+	if (result_key_type == PLIST_KEY && result_value_type == PLIST_STRING) {
+		char *result_key = NULL;
+		char *result_value = NULL;
+
+		plist_get_key_val(result_key_node, &result_key);
+		plist_get_string_val(result_value_node, &result_value);
+
 		ret = IPHONE_E_SSL_ERROR;
-		for (i = 0; dictionary[i]; i += 2) {
-			if (!strcmp(dictionary[i], "Result") && !strcmp(dictionary[i + 1], "Success")) {
-				// Set up GnuTLS...
-				//gnutls_anon_client_credentials_t anoncred;
-				gnutls_certificate_credentials_t xcred;
-
-				log_debug_msg("We started the session OK, now trying GnuTLS\n");
-				errno = 0;
-				gnutls_global_init();
-				//gnutls_anon_allocate_client_credentials(&anoncred);
-				gnutls_certificate_allocate_credentials(&xcred);
-				gnutls_certificate_set_x509_trust_file(xcred, "hostcert.pem", GNUTLS_X509_FMT_PEM);
-				gnutls_init(control->ssl_session, GNUTLS_CLIENT);
-				{
-					int protocol_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_SSL3, 0 };
-					int kx_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_KX_ANON_DH, GNUTLS_KX_RSA, 0 };
-					int cipher_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_CIPHER_AES_128_CBC, GNUTLS_CIPHER_AES_256_CBC, 0 };
-					int mac_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_MAC_SHA1, GNUTLS_MAC_MD5, 0 };
-					int comp_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_COMP_NULL, 0 };
-
-					gnutls_cipher_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, cipher_priority);
-					gnutls_compression_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, comp_priority);
-					gnutls_kx_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, kx_priority);
-					gnutls_protocol_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, protocol_priority);
-					gnutls_mac_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, mac_priority);
-
-				}
-				gnutls_credentials_set(*control->ssl_session, GNUTLS_CRD_CERTIFICATE, xcred);	// this part is killing me.
-
-				log_debug_msg("GnuTLS step 1...\n");
-				gnutls_transport_set_ptr(*control->ssl_session, (gnutls_transport_ptr_t) control);
-				log_debug_msg("GnuTLS step 2...\n");
-				gnutls_transport_set_push_function(*control->ssl_session, (gnutls_push_func) & lockdownd_secuwrite);
-				log_debug_msg("GnuTLS step 3...\n");
-				gnutls_transport_set_pull_function(*control->ssl_session, (gnutls_pull_func) & lockdownd_securead);
-				log_debug_msg("GnuTLS step 4 -- now handshaking...\n");
-
-				if (errno)
-					log_debug_msg("WARN: errno says %s before handshake!\n", strerror(errno));
-				return_me = gnutls_handshake(*control->ssl_session);
-				log_debug_msg("GnuTLS handshake done...\n");
-
-				if (return_me != GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS) {
-					log_debug_msg("GnuTLS reported something wrong.\n");
-					gnutls_perror(return_me);
-					log_debug_msg("oh.. errno says %s\n", strerror(errno));
-					return IPHONE_E_SSL_ERROR;
-				} else {
-					control->in_SSL = 1;
-					ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
-				}
-			} else if (!strcmp(dictionary[i], "SessionID")) {
-				// we need to store the session ID for StopSession
-				strcpy(control->session_id, dictionary[i + 1]);
-				log_debug_msg("SessionID: %s\n", control->session_id);
-				free_dictionary(dictionary);
-				return ret;
+		if (!strcmp(result_key, "Result") && !strcmp(result_value, "Success")) {
+			// Set up GnuTLS...
+			//gnutls_anon_client_credentials_t anoncred;
+			gnutls_certificate_credentials_t xcred;
+
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "We started the session OK, now trying GnuTLS\n");
+			errno = 0;
+			gnutls_global_init();
+			//gnutls_anon_allocate_client_credentials(&anoncred);
+			gnutls_certificate_allocate_credentials(&xcred);
+			gnutls_certificate_set_x509_trust_file(xcred, "hostcert.pem", GNUTLS_X509_FMT_PEM);
+			gnutls_init(control->ssl_session, GNUTLS_CLIENT);
+			{
+				int protocol_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_SSL3, 0 };
+				int kx_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_KX_ANON_DH, GNUTLS_KX_RSA, 0 };
+				int cipher_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_CIPHER_AES_128_CBC, GNUTLS_CIPHER_AES_256_CBC, 0 };
+				int mac_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_MAC_SHA1, GNUTLS_MAC_MD5, 0 };
+				int comp_priority[16] = { GNUTLS_COMP_NULL, 0 };
+
+				gnutls_cipher_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, cipher_priority);
+				gnutls_compression_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, comp_priority);
+				gnutls_kx_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, kx_priority);
+				gnutls_protocol_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, protocol_priority);
+				gnutls_mac_set_priority(*control->ssl_session, mac_priority);
+
+			}
+			gnutls_credentials_set(*control->ssl_session, GNUTLS_CRD_CERTIFICATE, xcred);	// this part is killing me.
+
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "GnuTLS step 1...\n");
+			gnutls_transport_set_ptr(*control->ssl_session, (gnutls_transport_ptr_t) control);
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "GnuTLS step 2...\n");
+			gnutls_transport_set_push_function(*control->ssl_session, (gnutls_push_func) & lockdownd_secuwrite);
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "GnuTLS step 3...\n");
+			gnutls_transport_set_pull_function(*control->ssl_session, (gnutls_pull_func) & lockdownd_securead);
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "GnuTLS step 4 -- now handshaking...\n");
+
+			if (errno)
+				log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "WARN: errno says %s before handshake!\n", strerror(errno));
+			return_me = gnutls_handshake(*control->ssl_session);
+			log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "GnuTLS handshake done...\n");
+
+			if (return_me != GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS) {
+				log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "GnuTLS reported something wrong.\n");
+				gnutls_perror(return_me);
+				log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "oh.. errno says %s\n", strerror(errno));
+				return IPHONE_E_SSL_ERROR;
+			} else {
+				control->in_SSL = 1;
+				ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
 			}
 		}
-		if (ret == IPHONE_E_SUCCESS) {
-			log_debug_msg("Failed to get SessionID!\n");
-			return ret;
-		}
+	}
+	//store session id
+	plist_t session_node = plist_find_node_by_key(dict, "SessionID");
+	if (session_node) {
+
+		plist_t session_node_val = plist_get_next_sibling(session_node);
+		plist_type session_node_val_type = plist_get_node_type(session_node_val);
 
-		log_debug_msg("Apparently failed negotiating with lockdownd.\n");
-		log_debug_msg("Responding dictionary: \n");
-		for (i = 0; dictionary[i]; i += 2) {
-			log_debug_msg("\t%s: %s\n", dictionary[i], dictionary[i + 1]);
+		if (session_node_val_type == PLIST_STRING) {
+
+			char *session_id = NULL;
+			plist_get_string_val(session_node_val, &session_id);
+
+			if (session_node_val_type == PLIST_STRING && session_id) {
+				// we need to store the session ID for StopSession
+				strcpy(control->session_id, session_id);
+				log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "SessionID: %s\n", control->session_id);
+			}
+			free(session_id);
 		}
+	} else
+		log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "Failed to get SessionID!\n");
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
 
+	if (ret == IPHONE_E_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
 
-		free_dictionary(dictionary);
-		return IPHONE_E_SSL_ERROR;
-	} else {
-		log_debug_msg("Didn't get enough bytes.\n");
-		return IPHONE_E_NOT_ENOUGH_DATA;
-	}
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "Apparently failed negotiating with lockdownd.\n");
+	return IPHONE_E_SSL_ERROR;
 }
 
 /** gnutls callback for writing data to the iPhone.
@@ -951,10 +938,10 @@ ssize_t lockdownd_secuwrite(gnutls_transport_ptr_t transport, char *buffer, size
 	int bytes = 0;
 	iphone_lckd_client_t control;
 	control = (iphone_lckd_client_t) transport;
-	log_debug_msg("lockdownd_secuwrite() called\n");
-	log_debug_msg("pre-send\nlength = %zi\n", length);
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "lockdownd_secuwrite() called\n");
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "pre-send\nlength = %zi\n", length);
 	iphone_mux_send(control->connection, buffer, length, &bytes);
-	log_debug_msg("post-send\nsent %i bytes\n", bytes);
+	log_dbg_msg(DBGMASK_LOCKDOWND, "post-send\nsent %i bytes\n", bytes);
 
 	dump_debug_buffer("sslpacketwrite.out", buffer, length);
 	return bytes;
@@ -1038,86 +1025,72 @@ iphone_error_t iphone_lckd_start_service(iphone_lckd_client_t client, const char
 	if (!client->in_SSL && !lockdownd_start_SSL_session(client, host_id))
 		return IPHONE_E_SSL_ERROR;
 
-	char *XML_query, **dictionary;
-	uint32 length, i = 0, port_loc = 0, bytes = 0;
-	uint8 result = 0;
+	plist_t dict = NULL;
+	uint32_t port_loc = 0;
 	iphone_error_t ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 
 	free(host_id);
 	host_id = NULL;
 
-	xmlDocPtr plist = new_plist();
-	xmlNode *dict = add_child_to_plist(plist, "dict", "\n", NULL, 0);
-	xmlNode *key;
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "Request", "StartService", 1);
-	if (!key) {
-		xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-		return IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-	}
-	key = add_key_str_dict_element(plist, dict, "Service", service, 1);
-	if (!key) {
-		xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-		return IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-	}
+	dict = plist_new_dict();
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "Request");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, "StartService");
+	plist_add_sub_key_el(dict, "Service");
+	plist_add_sub_string_el(dict, service);
 
-	xmlDocDumpMemory(plist, (xmlChar **) & XML_query, &length);
+	/* send to iPhone */
+	ret = iphone_lckd_send(client, dict);
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
 
-	ret = iphone_lckd_send(client, XML_query, length, &bytes);
-	free(XML_query);
 	if (IPHONE_E_SUCCESS != ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(client, &XML_query, &bytes);
-	xmlFreeDoc(plist);
+	ret = iphone_lckd_recv(client, &dict);
+
 	if (IPHONE_E_SUCCESS != ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (bytes <= 0)
-		return IPHONE_E_NOT_ENOUGH_DATA;
-	else {
-		plist = xmlReadMemory(XML_query, bytes, NULL, NULL, 0);
-		if (!plist)
-			return IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-		dict = xmlDocGetRootElement(plist);
-		if (!dict)
-			return IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-		for (dict = dict->children; dict; dict = dict->next) {
-			if (!xmlStrcmp(dict->name, "dict"))
-				break;
-		}
+	if (!dict)
+		return IPHONE_E_PLIST_ERROR;
 
-		if (!dict)
-			return IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
-		dictionary = read_dict_element_strings(dict);
+	plist_t query_node = plist_find_node_by_string(dict, "StartService");
+	plist_t result_key_node = plist_get_next_sibling(query_node);
+	plist_t result_value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(result_key_node);
 
-		for (i = 0; dictionary[i]; i += 2) {
-			log_debug_msg("lockdownd_start_service() dictionary %s: %s\n", dictionary[i], dictionary[i + 1]);
+	plist_t port_key_node = plist_find_node_by_key(dict, "Port");
+	plist_t port_value_node = plist_get_next_sibling(port_key_node);
 
-			if (!xmlStrcmp(dictionary[i], "Port")) {
-				port_loc = atoi(dictionary[i + 1]);
-				log_debug_msg("lockdownd_start_service() atoi'd port: %i\n", port);
-			}
+	plist_type result_key_type = plist_get_node_type(result_key_node);
+	plist_type result_value_type = plist_get_node_type(result_value_node);
+	plist_type port_key_type = plist_get_node_type(port_key_node);
+	plist_type port_value_type = plist_get_node_type(port_value_node);
 
-			if (!xmlStrcmp(dictionary[i], "Result")) {
-				if (!xmlStrcmp(dictionary[i + 1], "Success")) {
-					result = 1;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+	if (result_key_type == PLIST_KEY && result_value_type == PLIST_STRING && port_key_type == PLIST_KEY
+		&& port_value_type == PLIST_UINT) {
+
+		char *result_key = NULL;
+		char *result_value = NULL;
+		char *port_key = NULL;
+		uint64_t port_value = 0;
 
-		log_debug_msg("lockdownd_start_service(): DATA RECEIVED:\n\n");
-		log_debug_msg(XML_query);
-		log_debug_msg("end data received by lockdownd_start_service()\n");
+		plist_get_key_val(result_key_node, &result_key);
+		plist_get_string_val(result_value_node, &result_value);
+		plist_get_key_val(port_key_node, &port_key);
+		plist_get_uint_val(port_value_node, &port_value);
 
-		free(XML_query);
-		xmlFreeDoc(plist);
-		free_dictionary(dictionary);
-		if (port && result) {
+		if (!strcmp(result_key, "Result") && !strcmp(result_value, "Success") && !strcmp(port_key, "Port")) {
+			port_loc = port_value;
+			ret = IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
+		}
+
+		if (port && ret == IPHONE_E_SUCCESS)
 			*port = port_loc;
-			return IPHONE_E_SUCCESS;
-		} else
-			return IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+		else
+			ret = IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	return IPHONE_E_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+	plist_free(dict);
+	dict = NULL;
+	return ret;
 }