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Playstation 3 Code Signing Cracked For Good

Posted by samzenpus on from the forever-is-a-long-time dept.

ReportedlyWorking writes "It appears that Sony's PS3 has been fatally compromised. At the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, a team named 'fail0verflow' revealed that they had calculated the Private Keys, which would let them or anyone else generate signed software for the PS3. Additionally, they also claim to have a method of jailbreaking the PS3 without the use of a Dongle, which is the current method. If all these statements are true, this opens the door to custom firmware, and homebrew software. Assuming that Sony doesn't take radical action and invalidate their private keys, this could mean that Jailbreaking is viable on all PS3, regardless of their firmware! From the article: 'Approximately a half hour in, the team revealed their new PS3 secrets, the moment we all were waiting for. One of the major highlights here was, dongle-less jailbreaking by overflowing the bootup NOR flash, giving complete control over the system. The other major feat, was calculating the public private keys (due to botched security), giving users the ability to sign their own SELFs. Following this, the team declared Sony's security to be EPIC FAIL!'"

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  1. Re:Epic Fail? WTF? by MichaelKristopeit340 · · Score: -1, Troll
    i'm sure the same idiots would also consider allowing a system to enter the public field an act of botched security.

    slashdot = stagnated

  2. Re:Epic Fail? WTF? by MichaelKristopeit339 · · Score: -1, Troll

    the private key should be computable only in a time longer than the lifespan of the universe's remaining protons.

    do you know how i know you're an idiot?

    i assure you, my knowledge of your idiocy is true and not misleading.

    cower behind your chosen pseudonym some more, feeb.

    you're completely pathetic.

  3. Re:Epic Fail? WTF? by MichaelKristopeit339 · · Score: -1, Troll
    defining your standard metrics in immeasurable terms is hypocritically ignorant.

    cower some more, feeb.

    you're completely pathetic.

  4. Re:Epic Fail? WTF? by MichaelKristopeit338 · · Score: -1, Troll
    here is another correct thing for you to miscount:

    you're a self proclaimed coward.

    why? what are you afraid of?

    you're completely pathetic.

  5. Re:Epic Fail? WTF? by MichaelKristopeit342 · · Score: -1, Troll
    the content is simple.... a relativistic dismissal of the advancement of technology and side effects of formulaic computation and comparison.

    simply because you fail to comprehend the existence of content does not mean none exists.

    why do you cower behind a chosen pseudonym? what are you afraid of?

    keep referencing the values assigned by hypocritically ignorant marketeers who have long since stagnated this internet web site chat room message board and taken siege any semblance of scientific advancement.

    you're completely pathetic. +5 pathetic.