PS3/PSP private keys released.

[RupeeClock]

That's pretty short sited. You could store a pretty decent sized homebrew library on a blu-ray disc.

Not to mention unlicensed game companies developing games for it, stuff like Action Replay, etc.

That's just silly.
You wouldn't want to burn a homebrew library to a blu-ray disc, because of how homebrew is frequently updated and obsoleted, and usually very small.
Datel as a company would do better to release a USB device preloaded with cheat software.
Edit: In fact in both these scenarios, it would not surprise me if you could simply sign software and burn it to a regular DVD instead.

I think fail0verflow were right to not release blu-ray keys, the absolute immediate effect of that is piracy only.

 

[redact]

Question:

Suppose im a guy with some coding skills (im not. I can barely put together a sentence about coding)

I download a PS3 game. Sign it with the leaked keys (somehow)

I burn this key signed donwloaded game with my BluRay burner (an incredibly unpopular piece of hardware)

Will this game run on my PS3?

ps3 games are already signed or they wouldn't boot

the problem in your scenario is using a burned bluray rather than a pressed one

if you happened to have a bluray press (which i doubt you do) then you could run your pirated games via optical media

 

[Canonbeat234]

This shouldn't had happen, its like a big laughing stage for Sony to endure once more. What I'm worried the most is that the homebrew community is going to be fighting each other over who gets the credit for their work. The keys are only used for expert hackers since using them carelessly can 'bug' your PS3.

Although, this can equal up to wikileaks paranoia. You know since Sony didn't think it was possible, what I can see for now on is that Sony is going to thrash the hack'd ps3 models. Exchange the PS3's for a newer models to give owners who have one then try to recover from this attack.

 

[Rydian]

But uh, I keep seeing these posts speculating about ports of Dolphin and whatnot. Does the PS3's Cell really have the processing power to commit to such a feat?

I don't think so.

The PS3 was touted as an amazing piece of machinery when it came out. The problem is most people don't realize it came out over four years ago.

 

[ehayes427]

where would the keys be?
where could i find them?
or is it against the rules to ask for them?

If you have to ask that here, I have to ask you what you think you could do with them.

Do you even know what an encryption key is?

It's not some magical program-making program.

i meant where could i find them on the internet.

at first i googled it and couldn't find the actual keys, but i found them earlier.

 

[KingAsix]

Wow...So I'm just seeing this...Sony what have you gotten yourself into? This may hurt them to their core, but I'm interested in seeing how they turn this around if they can.

 

[mechadylan]

First off, thanks Rydian for the well written post. It is as much full of well-researched information, as it is devoid of overzealous speculation that would easily turn your writings into an immediate "PS3 Hack Hype" thread so not for your clever en passant of the "p"-word and the diligence of the GBAtemp moderators. Kudos to you, my friend. Kudos.

Secondly, (apologies in advance if this comes across as chauvinistic, ...but) it has come to my attention from the previous posts that some of us (myself included) have likened the discovery of the PS3 keys as the discovery of "mom's cookie jar" key; whilst others (myself included as well) have likened the discovery to that of "dad's tool chest" key. In short, we REALLY don't know EXACTLY what we have... yet.

Only time will tell what these discoveries will yield. Thanks for reading.

 

[Cyan]

Is there any homebrew that uses this key yet? If not is there anything being worked on currently? Is there even an old piece of homebrew with the key in it yet?

After less than 24 hours? I think you can answer that question on your own.

24 hours is enough for some people.
If you read few pages back before your comment, you would have seen that there are already hacks using the keys.
Games needing 3.50+ firmware (3.50+ use a new encryption key) can be decrypted to be played on lower firmware. NFS, GT5 and Tale of gace F was working yesterday.

It's only the beginning, wait few days/weeks, there will be tools and tutorial all over the net

 

[Matthew]

Is there any homebrew that uses this key yet? If not is there anything being worked on currently? Is there even an old piece of homebrew with the key in it yet?
After less than 24 hours? I think you can answer that question on your own.
24 hours is enough for some people.
If you read few pages back before your comment, you would have seen that there are already hacks using the keys.
Games needing 3.50+ firmware (3.50+ use a new encryption key) can be decrypted to be played on lower firmware. NFS, GT5 and Tale of gace F was working yesterday.

It's only the beginning, wait few days/weeks, there will be tools and tutorial all over the net

Geohot has updated his page and released a peice of HB whihc I think uses it

QUOTE

first piece of homebrew you can run
put in service mode, put on usb stick, boot

 

[anonymourse]

Geohot has released what's apparently a working homebrew for PS3 now.

first piece of homebrew you can run
put in service mode, put on usb stick, boot

How do I get into sevice mode? And can someone give me a more detail tutorial that has steps that have more than 4 words in them?

 

[George Dawes]

There is a link on this very page explaining how to get into service mode. If you can't read that then I don't think this is for you.

 

[RupeeClock]

Have you seen this insulting article about the keys?
http://gizmodo.com/5723167/ps3-hacked-by-g...will-happen-now

After German hacker group fail0verflow showed they'd hacked the PS3 to run pirated apps and games, another hacker has published the PS3's root key online, which allows precisely that. [Geohot via Kotaku and PSX-Scene—Thanks, Affan!]

They did NOT hack the PS3 to run pirated content, they hacked it to enable Linux.
And I'm pretty sure the group aren't German at all.

 

[Jamstruth]

Spoiler

Geohot has released what's apparently a working homebrew for PS3 now.

first piece of homebrew you can run
put in service mode, put on usb stick, boot

How do I get into sevice mode? And can someone give me a more detail tutorial that has steps that have more than 4 words in them?

How to get access to service mode

1. Make sure the PS3 is turned off,
2. Press and hold the power button on the PS3 it will power on then power off.
3. When it's off press and hold the power button again until you hear two consecutive beeps.
4. It will ask for the controller to be connected via the USB cable,
5. Turn on the controller and you will have access to the menu.

Google got that for me. Of course it still doesn't explain how to run the self as according to the tutorial i found service mode gives these options

* Restart System: Restarts the PLAYSTATION®3 System.
* Restore Default Settings: Reset all system settings back to default.
* Restore File System: Checks for corrupt/missing system files.
* Rebuild Database: Rebuilds the OS for the PLAYSTATION®3.
* Restore PS3 System: Fresh restore; Deletes everything and starts from Scratch.
* System Update: Update the PLAYSTATION®3 System

Where does the whole "put on usb stick, boot" bit come from? Unless he means Jailbreak mode instead of service mode.

Edit: Never mind, don't really trust that tut. I'm sure that just defaults the video settings etc. from what i remember of playing on my Bro's PS3. I'll leave it in spoilers though.

 

[MFDC12]

Have you seen this insulting article about the keys?
http://gizmodo.com/5723167/ps3-hacked-by-g...will-happen-now

After German hacker group fail0verflow showed they'd hacked the PS3 to run pirated apps and games, another hacker has published the PS3's root key online, which allows precisely that. [Geohot via Kotaku and PSX-Scene—Thanks, Affan!]

They did NOT hack the PS3 to run pirated content, they hacked it to enable Linux.
And I'm pretty sure the group aren't German at all.

kotaku always does this. they label anyone with a flashcart a pirate (then go on to creating an article to back up your games for use with one). they immediately think hacker = pirate.

 

[heat6jones]

Who cares what people think? These people always start complaining but they know damn good and well why they're reading the article to begin with. I've seen people on PS3hack sites bring up the same complaints. They're just trolls. Some people will pirate games that's just part of this process. If they want to cry for game developers then they can go right ahead. IDK what activision will do now, I imagine the next Call of Duty will only smash all game records by a small margin. How will they maintain their staff (oh, right, they couldn't afford to do as much even before piracy on PS3 was possible at all).

 

[itoikenza]

Can't wait for a cwcheat/macro mapping like homebrew for ps3 and maybe even a music.prx like "Mp3PlayingDuringGameThing"

 

[boktor666]

This all looks very cool, but isnt there a downside to this whole thing with PS3's? I mean, if they catch you, and find out that it would be illegal (although i suspect it isnt going to happen anytime soon, since they keys may look hella identical), won't they be kicking you from the network. That would be MEGA shame, cuz its free to use. Still nice finds of these guys, this will make hacking a lot easier

 

[Trigger_Happy]

The best option for Sony is to look for games and programs that they didn't officially approve/make and put a freeze on them.

 

[doyama]

Have you seen this insulting article about the keys?
http://gizmodo.com/5723167/ps3-hacked-by-g...will-happen-now

After German hacker group fail0verflow showed they'd hacked the PS3 to run pirated apps and games, another hacker has published the PS3's root key online, which allows precisely that. [Geohot via Kotaku and PSX-Scene—Thanks, Affan!]

They did NOT hack the PS3 to run pirated content, they hacked it to enable Linux.
And I'm pretty sure the group aren't German at all.

kotaku always does this. they label anyone with a flashcart a pirate (then go on to creating an article to back up your games for use with one). they immediately think hacker = pirate.

Indeed as the 'German' hacker group said in their twitter feed

There have been some pretty bad articles recently, but Gizmodo's most recent really takes the cake. I don't think there's one correct word.

There's almost as much fail in that short article as Sony's PKI implementation. But to paraphrase the talk "This is only FAIL not EPIC FAIL"

 

[BjBerg]

So...does this mean we can run homebrew easily off of the PSPgo? If so...it almost appeals to me more then the 1000...

I assume that the PSP Go uses the same private key as the other PSPs, so in theory, yes. In practice it may be a different story. Only time will tell what comes of this revelation.

Of course... you download the same Games from the PSN as from normal PSP's.. they are all signed.