Underground scene piracy group known as BigBlueBox are at it again, this time releasing a further 2 master keys for use with the Nintendo Switch.[prebreak]1[/prebreak]
In their latest Switch game cartridge dump, the group have now revealed the master_key_01 and master_key_02 key strings (only the 00 key was available up until now).

"this will allow you to decrypt all your dumpable NCA files as well as our currently released games so far apart from Bayonetta2 as thats master_key_03"

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ÛÛÛ  ÛÛ                 Time for another Switch release                 ÛÛ  ÛÛÛ
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ÛÛÛ ÛÛ                very nice work people dumping NCA's                ÛÛ ÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛ ÛÛ     you can now dump you games that use the 1.0.0-3.0.2 ASIC      ÛÛ ÛÛÛ
Û²Û ÛÛ    you wont be able to if the cart has 4.x or 5.x ASIC though     ÛÛ Û²Û
Û²Û ÛÛ                so here is a little present from us                ÛÛ Û²Û
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Û²Û ÛÛ          master_key_01 = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx         ÛÛ Û²Û
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ÛÛÛ ÛÛ    this will allow you to decrypt all your dumpable NCA files     ÛÛ ÛÛÛ
Û²Û ÛÛ          as well as our currently released games so far           ÛÛ Û²Û
Û²Û ÛÛ           apart from Bayonetta2 as thats master_key_03            ÛÛ Û²Û
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It's worth noting that these keys can be used to decrypt .NCA files, the same week a Switch game cart dumper was released.

At the time of writing it is still impossible to run ripped Switch game cartridge files, but after this week, and a year of Switch hacks - it looks like we are closer than ever to seeing retail games running on hacked Switch systems.

 

[Tilde88]

Piracy had a whole 0 to do with the Dreamcast failing.

The Dreamcast failed because A) Sega was bleeding money on every console sale, B) Their last 3ish console devices (32x, Saturn, and Sega CD) sold like utter ass and had so little support from Sega, which destroyed consumer confidence which resulted in less sales, C) Lack of support from popular devs, D) Released way too early for a new generation console, with inferior hardware to the PS2, which was also extremely hyped up from the massive PS1 success, and E) had features that were simply too far ahead of it's time (mainly the whole online system)

Anyways, as to the news, nice to see more Switch hacking stuff release amongst all these "promises" of releases and such.

Precisely. Piracy never has and never will contribute to the failure of any console, or any other sort of entertainment revenue. This has been proven time and again.

 

[extrablade]

what developers can do with these keys?

 

[ShadowOne333]

what developers can do with these keys?

Developers?
Like homebrew devs?

This release is just so you can decrypt NCA files which users can now dump.
NCA = Cartridge dumps.

So by decrypting the dumps you can now datamine, perhaps even attempt to edit the game files for mods down the road.
Oh and the fact that this opens up even wider the doors for a backup loader.
The NCA files themselves should allow for loading them into a backup loader, but decrypting them might be a feasible option as well (more so for game mods later).

 

[Mrdx]

They say that this can be used to decrypt nca files but aren’t bbb releases in something like xci format ?

 

[Deleted User]

Well a guy called Richard Appeard on IRC saying that he owns Key 3 and 4 (which are Firmware 4.0 and 5.0) seems fishy to me

 

[Ericthegreat]

Is the Switch the fastest hacked device in history already?
Everyone is pouring so much effort poor Nintendo doesn't have a chance!

No, psp was day 1 kinda

 

[OrGoN3]

It's a common misconception. The Dreamcast wasn't hacked and it didn't have piracy for quite some time. The rips most people run were actually based off of an unused feature that the system had, Mil-CD. Running a 1:1 DC game would result in failure. The console released in late 1998 but the scene wasn't a thing until mid 2000 IIRC and that's around the time piracy was achieved. Now the Sega CD was a different story. All you needed was to do a 1:1 rip and you could backup pretty much anything.

Sorry for ranting

But that's how the Dreamcast was hacked: through mil-cd! They found that if they booted up mil-cd it would give them full access to gameOS without piracy checks. This enabled the swap method which eventually led to the self-booting method. To this day I don't think a Dreamcast can play a 1:1 rip without the mil-cd booter.

 

[untok]

I remember time in europe dreamcast has year 1999 release and ps 2 2000 and dvd suppot at this time was 1 reason to buy ps 2.

 

[GerbilSoft]

But that's how the Dreamcast was hacked: through mil-cd! They found that if they booted up mil-cd it would give them full access to gameOS without piracy checks. This enabled the swap method which eventually led to the self-booting method. To this day I don't think a Dreamcast can play a 1:1 rip without the mil-cd booter.

What "Game OS"? There's no OS running in the background on Dreamcast except whatever's in 1ST_READ.BIN and BIOS services (which isn't an OS).

Regarding Sega CD: Its "copy protection" was the fact that CD-R drives and media were ridiculously expensive in the early 90s. They only started to become affordable for the general public around 1998.

 

[untok]

remembered windows ce logo there in dreamcast

 

[Kioku]

But that's how the Dreamcast was hacked: through mil-cd! They found that if they booted up mil-cd it would give them full access to gameOS without piracy checks. This enabled the swap method which eventually led to the self-booting method. To this day I don't think a Dreamcast can play a 1:1 rip without the mil-cd booter.

I swear I Booted a 1:1 rip of Sonic Adventure without a "booter" on my dad's dreamcast 7 years ago. Unless the rip was modified. Didn't really look.

 

[Deleted User]

What "Game OS"? There's no OS running in the background on Dreamcast except whatever's in 1ST_READ.BIN and BIOS services (which isn't an OS).

Regarding Sega CD: Its "copy protection" was the fact that CD-R drives and media were ridiculously expensive in the early 90s. They only started to become affordable for the general public around 1998.

i remember that 600 dmark back in the days

 

[untok]

Before euro prices are high when comparing these days ofcourse inflation has something to do also.

 

[Micnax]

They say that this can be used to decrypt nca files but aren’t bbb releases in something like xci format ?

XCI is the dumped format it comes in. Hactool can be used to extract the NCA files out of it.

I'm trying to figure out decrypting some NCA files but I can't get the keys to work with Hactool (Invalid NCA header), pretty sure I'm putting them in the wrong key place.

 

[VashTS]

too bad we can't dump the cart, 3d print a replacement, source out the internal components of a cart, flash it and then pop it in the switch and it works LOL

 

[Deleted User]

too bad we can't dump the cart, 3d print a replacement, source out the internal components of a cart, flash it and then pop it in the switch and it works LOL

if it would be so easy , i could just burn a ps4 BD Disc and hope that it will bypass the checks xD

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Precisely. Piracy never has and never will contribute to the failure of any console, or any other sort of entertainment revenue. This has been proven time and again.

I'd argue that piracy amplifies the current success of a system; if it's failing, piracy will be the nail in the coffin, while if it's selling like hotcakes, piracy will help the manufacturer move console sales into countries with bad economies without much risk

 

[8BitWonder]

too bad we can't dump the cart, 3d print a replacement, source out the internal components of a cart, flash it and then pop it in the switch and it works LOL

Scripts have been released that let you dump carts.

 

[Jayro]

Things are going quite fast, but Dreamcast still has the record I think

The Sega Saturn holds the record for being the longest un-hacked console I think.

 

[Ritsuki]

The Sega Saturn holds the record for being the longest un-hacked console I think.

How long did it take?