Hardware nintendo is,as always,coming late to the party. (when it comes to hacking security)

do you think switch will be easy to hack?

  • sure man. Nintendo's security is basically a potato

    Votes: 19 15.0%
  • i dont know,you dont know,NOBODY KNOWS!

    Votes: 67 52.8%
  • switch wont be so easily hacked :c

    Votes: 33 26.0%
  • Why wOUld u wan a hek a cunsul??? HACKS ARE BAD IM CALLING THE FBI

    Votes: 8 6.3%

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Yil

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We need to inject code via fack update with a proper signature, but then Security chip can just block illegal instructions.
 

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Mind explaining how the "security chip" knows if the main CPU is running instructions "beyond user land"?
The instruction is also sent to the security chip (multiple level possibly). When it realize the function is not supposed to accessible by user, it creates an error of sorts and force you to reboot. There are multiple smart phones that uses this design.
 

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The instruction is also sent to the security chip (multiple level possibly). When it realize the function is not supposed to accessible by user, it creates an error of sorts and force you to reboot. There are multiple smart phones that uses this design.
That is a terrible design and would need a "security chip" that's basically identical to the main CPU.

Perhaps you're thinking of "protected mode kernel that uses an MMU to protect memory pages", which has been a thing in operating systems for several decades?
 
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you should change the poll so we could pick multiple things. I think the console will be hacked less then 2 years into its life, we have smea and yellow8 after all, both of which preordered the switch! but the auto update will make it difficult..
 

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I'm gonna stay humble, and say Nintendo learned valuable lessons on the 3DS. Example:
A) If you invest in a security schema: don't change it during product life. (N3DS arm9loader)
B) Don't reuse a backwards compatibility CPU for security CPU and vice-versa (ARM9)
C) If you put a webkit based browser in your product: better be updated and let it be updatable aside from the system.

They seem to be at least putting efforts into B and C.
 

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im sure i am just un-educated in this topic but... isnt the whole point of homebrew to pirate games? (i am gonna get flamed) i genuinely don't know the reason otherwise. What does homebrew enable if not pirating games?

i see people in this thread wanting homebrew, but not piracy.. whats the point of homebrew
 
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im sure i am just un-educated in this topic but... isnt the whole point of homebrew to pirate games? (i am gonna get flamed) i genuinely don't know the reason otherwise. What does homebrew enable if not pirating games?

i see people in this thread wanting homebrew, but not piracy.. whats the point of homebrew
before piracy was a major thing on the 3ds (ie before free CFW was easily and readily available) homebrew gave us the ability to do things like run rom hacks, install custom themes, back up save games and use save editors to cheat, use emulators, and other various other things that could not be done without HBL.
 

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