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AACS Cracked Again
EmTeedee sends us to a blog post for a summary of the latest results in cracking AACS, from the Doom9 forums (as the earlier cracks have been) — after the DVD Security Group said it had patched the previous flaws. From the DLTV blog: "This time the target was the Xbox 360 HD DVD add on. Geremia on Doom9 forums has started a thread on how he has obtained the Volume ID without AACS authentication. With the aid of others like Arnezami they have managed to patch the Xbox 360 HD DVD add on... It appears that XT5 has released [an] application that allows the Volume ID to be read without the need to rewrite the firmware. This would mean that anyone could simply plug in the HD DVD drive and obtain the Volume ID from any HD DVD without the hassle of flashing it."
I'd try to crack the stuff from a number of different fronts, but keep quiet until I've cracked a few. With several cracks and exploits found, I'd be able to start working on higher level cracks, due to understanding the system.
No, it's better to keep the industry fucking around with each one as they come out than to have a couple at once (hell, how do you know they haven't already cracked a few into the future?).
This kind of release pattern will continue to drive the industry bonkers while they try to yank licenses, patch bugs, and obsolete hardware and keys.
They will never ever give up and neither will we.
If I post like this, it's redundant. Quit saying, cuz I've seen some redundantly repetitive first posts. Not this one, but I have seen some posts that completely repeat themselves quite frequently.