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Keeping Secrets in Hardware: Xbox Case Study

Posted by michael on from the peeling-the-onion dept.

BS405397 writes "Here is the just released MIT whitepaper on the security holes in the MS X-Box, and for those who are interested, opens up the X-Box pretty nicely." Update: 06/04 17:13 GMT by M : The server appears to be down at the moment. There is a copy of the paper mirrored here. Reuters and other news outlets have now picked up the story, two days after Slashdot.

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  1. Re:DMCA... by AKA+da+JET · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who cares?

  2. it's a console by Jacer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    not a computer, big deal if there are security holes, you won't be saving your documents, you won't be using it as a gateway, you won't be using it as a firewall, it's to play games......oh no!! you've hacked in and stolen my halo save....

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  3. Re:Security holes? In a Microsoft product? by Marillion · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Security holes? In a Microsoft product?
    Inconceivable!
    "You keep-a using that-a word. I don't-a think-a it means-a what you think-a it means."
    What a Great Movie. Thanks for the momentary flashback.

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