SEN Enabler working with online purchases from PS Store

It *should* be safe if you always disable cfw syscalls and all, using the "patch all" feature in Sen Enabler, iirc you can also hold R2 while you start Sen Enabler and it will do it for you then return to the xmb, you can check if they are disabled by trying to launch any homebrew, if you have an error message, it's that they are disabled, else you need to retry.

Note that syscalls while be re-enabled on boot, so you need to do it every time you reboot your console if you want to go online, and remember to disable auto-login for psn access, you must never login without disabled syscalls

 

thanks for this "good to know" tips

 

The author of SEN Enabler was also always quite clear that you should be using something like Charles Web Debugging Proxy to block certain Sony addresses in addition to using SEN Enabler. The addresses Evilnat said to block via Charles are:

https://es.np.adproxy.ndmdhs.com:443 (Change "es" to your region, "us", etc...)
https://nsx.sec.np.dl.playstation.net:443
http://xmb-e.dl.playstation.net/

He also stated that "Log in on SEN is recommended only, i repeat, ONLY when all syscalls are disabled (you can view if are enabled or not with L2 button), temporary files are deleted and IDs are patched (optional if you are banned or need another IDs/MAC) along with pc software Charles to block some URLs (below), and enable PS3's online when all is done and you have your game mounted and ready to play, in that moment you can log in."

Using both SEN Enabler and Charles I played online, synched my trophies, downloaded from the store, etc. etc. as often as any regular person would and was never banned. But that doesn't mean no one else can be or won't be. There is ALWAYS that risk, although if one follows the directions outlined by Evilnat, those chances drop very significantly.

 

I wouldn't try a homebrew out in case it opens. I don't use sen enabler though. I use psn patch, which in the read me notes says to try opening the app while it's enabled. it should error meaning it's working. don't do this when logged in. there's a cobra patch to disable homebrew while signed in, but I wouldn't test it in case something goes wrong. you should be good with sen enabler. remember: sony is the most inept of all three companies when it comes to detecting cfw or hen. I think it's due to the arrogant nature of the company. they certainly didn't take precautions with the ps3, because as they even said it, the system was unhackable.

 

If the dev of Sen Enabler very specifically says to also use Charles, then there is good reason to do so. I also forgot to mention that for homebrew I stealth them with Homebrew-Stealthing-Utility-v1.4 by TeamSOS. It changes the ID of the homebrew into say a PSN game, so when you run it all logs would appear to be running a legit app or game, instead of the homebrew.

 

Setting up a proxy to block the mentioned address is recommended, I did it too and used SEN Enabled to disable syscalls and never got banned in a year, but 0 risk doesn't exist.
I don't know if the proxy is a must, but it may be needed if you don't want to get a ban.

I never used other things like stealth mode, etc, and as @godreborn said, PSN Patch is a good tool do disable syscalls and clear history like SEN Enabler, they both worked fine for me even though I switched to SEN Enabled cause it's more up-to-date

Edit: Remember that you may get banned, so I don't think that buying things on the PSN is worth the trouble, you should also use an alt account on your hacked PS3 just in case you get banned

 

If you want to use cc proxy, I have a tutorial for the ps4. The method is the same with the ps3

 

https://gbatemp.net/threads/pinkys-ps4-tutorials.459040/

how to block updates

 

First one.

 

No matter what you do, the risk for ban is ALWAYS there. There are zero methods that are 100% safe. That said, unless Evilnat specifically states otherwise, I would still use Sen Enabler and Charles or CC Proxy along with the recommended ip addresses given by them.