A******r
发帖数: 974 | 1 http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/30/playstation-3-private-key-cracked/
A hacking group claims to have cracked the private key that powers the copy
protection
system of all PlayStation 3 consoles, potentially breaking Sony's gaming
platform wide
open - and in such a way that the company has no comeback.
The group, which calls itself 'fail0verflow,' demonstrated its findings at
the Chaos
Communications Conference in a presentation which suggests that the ongoing
fight
between console modders and Sony's copy protection division is finally over
- with the
modders emerging the victors.
Unlike many groups, which develop methods of bypassing the digital rights
management
technology built into Sony's console as a means of enabling the use of
illegitimate
downloaded games for free, 'fail0verflow' claims to have a more high-brow
aim: the
restoration of the Other OS functionality, which allowed the PlayStation 3
to be
transformed into a fully-functional Linux PC but that was removed in an
update by Sony.
The loss of Other OS has been a thorn in the side of tinkerers for quite
some time, but the
work of 'fail0verflow' could lead to the functionality being added back into
the platform -
no matter what console or firmware version a users is running, and without
needing a
hardware dongle like previous 'jailbreak' solutions.
The team behind the discovery of the private key claim: "We only started
looking at the
PS3 after Other OS was killed," and deny that their release of the private
key has
anything to do with enabling piracy on the platform.
The discovery of the private master key to the PS3's DRM system is similar
to the recent
breaking of the key that protects the encryption system used for Blu-ray
films and other
HDCP-protected content - and similarly leaves the system wide open, with
Sony unable to
put the genie back into the bottle.
While the team's website, which promises to host full details of the private
key and an
implementation of a jailbreak patch based around it, is currently not active
, a video of the
CCC presentation offers a sneak preview of the hack - and will no doubt have
Sony
executives foaming at the mouths. | k**0
发帖数: 19737 | | C***J
发帖数: 7594 | 3 This must be a great achievement.
Sony赚了太多不义之财，该吐点出来了。 | A*X
发帖数: 908 | 4 They must be negociating with Sony for a better buyout price. Fxxk!
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: http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/30/playstation-3-private-key-cracked/
: A hacking group claims to have cracked the private key that powers the copy
: protection
: system of all PlayStation 3 consoles, potentially breaking Sony's gaming
: platform wide
: open - and in such a way that the company has no comeback.
: The group, which calls itself 'fail0verflow,' demonstrated its findings at
: the Chaos
: Communications Conference in a presentation which suggests that the ongoing
: fight
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