PS3 PS3 Loader 2 partially cracked down?

[RoboKing's Cosmos]

I might be wrong but still this is an amazing discovery tho.

 

[amirzaim]

We're may getting closer to have full blown CFW on late slim and superslim models.

 

[DeViL303]

That is just a dump from 4.10 firmware, 4.10 firmware is not exploitable, those dumps are really only of interest for preservation/collection afaik. They are only of interest because some of those file versions would have never been released in a PUP..

 

[NiQ]

Like we said in another thread - CFW on the earlier model is only possible because Sony made a huge error when it generated the firmware digital signing encryption keys - they used a non-cryptographically secure random number generator, which resulted in weak keys, which were cracked and the private keys discovered. CFW is signed with those keys and therefore metldr considers it an official firmware from Sony and allows it to load.

One of the key differences between metldr and metldr2 is that the old weak keys have been replaced with new, stronger ones. So far it seems that the new keys have been generated properly and therefore not crackable, and we can't patch metldr2 itself because it's encrypted with a CPU-specific key (so is the first metldr but that doesn't matter since we can get it to load whatever we want).

You want to know when metldr2 could be cracked? Well, assuming Moore's law doesn't change, by 2030 the NSA should be able to crack it in a feasible time (probably several months) if they dedicate all their resources to just that. Around 2050 it should be possible for people like us to crack it using a distributed calculation platform, e.g. BOINC. Also, if quantum computers ever become a reality, it changes everything but then the PS3 would be your least concern cause they entire Internet's security would be broken.

 

[RoboKing's Cosmos]

I hope we get to see Sony's faces when Loader 2 finally gets cracked (if ever)
Even though I have a CECH L PS3