PS3 SYSCON Firmware key is now public (release by zecoxao) - What does it mean?

Developer @zecoxao has recently released something that the dev has been working on obtaining for 10 years now and that obstacle that has now been cleared is the SYSCON Firmware Key and zecoxao has now released it to the public. First off we must erase some misconceptions as this is not going to directly lead us to a CFW on nonCFW PS3's anytime soon. As the dev stated on twitter "needless and pointless to say that the confusion being created around these keys that they will be useful for cfw on ps3 3k and superslim is a very farfetched idea. unless we have access to the TSOP 78K0R models, we will not be able to obtain anything else" and then when @kozarovv provided a follow-up question about 3k models here the developer responded with "don't expect miracles, is all i'm saying ". Now the question (which was asked by @DeViL303) "So what can we do with this as of now, what is possible with just this key alone and current knowledge? Then @zecoxao provides an explanation seen in this post (and also seen below). So this is a great feat that has been made, but its still being investigated and something that will need to be explored in the weeks to come to fully understand what we can be uncovered,. .

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Release

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  i got the syscon firmware key, a dream i've been pursuing for the past 10 years. now that i have it i feel like i've acomplished my goal. the rest will follow naturally.
  - https://twitter.com/notzecoxao/status/1168954036541935616​
  
  What can developer's do with this key?
  

  So what can we do with this as of now, what is possible with just this key alone and current knowledge? Custom fan speed profiles? Multiple boot sequences depending on flags or something, or does everything need more work?

  
  via @zecoxao : With this key the following has happened:
  
  14 syscon firmwares for the BGA models (CXR) were decrypted.
  from them, keys for PATCHES and FULL FW signing and encryption, as well as decryption and validation were found. we can now sign our own patches and fws for the following models:
  
  
  • TMU-510
  • COK-001
  • COK-002
  • SEM-001
  • DIA-001
  • DIA-002 or DEB-001 (same soft id)
  
  Additionally we found the initialization key for eid1 as well as the process of initializing it from factory
  We also found 7 extra keys (we still don't know what they do)
  Finally, we found out there is a secret keyslot function that generates keys for
  
  • SNVS
  • AUTH1/AUTH2
  • Regions of EEPROM
  • PATCH keys xoring (to generate the final keys)
  • Relationship with the other 7 Keys
  
  What still has to be done:
  
  • Hack the 78K0R chips (the TSOP ones found in later models)
  • Dump the firmware of those chips
  • Get the DYN-001 patch keys
  • Find an exploit on arm firmware that works in 78k0r firmware
  
  Edit: and yes, you can do all that fun kinky shit of fan boosting at max speeds, led disco panic attack, and star wars theme ON A DECR-1000! THIS is a devkit, so THIS is the ONLY device that supports FULL FUCKING FIRMWARES! DO NOT CONFUSE IT with a DECR-1400, that is a HALF devkit!
  
  

Release Source: twitter.com/notzecoxao
Discussion: psx-place.com

Thanks to @NathanHale for the news alert ​

 

@sandungas , just wants to be with his bestest bud, pinky.

 

Awesome! Ten fucking years, besides intelligence and reversing engineering, there's something called patience that no all has.

 

Would this open up the ability to swap CPUs/GPUs to different machines? I/E putting the CPU from a slim into a fat?

 

Let me know when i can install windows xp 32 bit on my PS3.

 

Would this open up the ability to swap CPUs/GPUs to different machines? I/E putting the CPU from a slim into a fat?

even if that's possible the substrate wont fit on older fat models due to their smaller in size.

 

Everything related with the new syscon hacks is like opening a can of worms, there are many experiments that can be tryed now, and all of them are risky, lol

But what i mentioned in this thread would not allow to install a CFW in a PS3 30xx or 40xx in 4.85... at least not with what i said... if someone adds some hacks to the recipe... maybe... who knows

does this mean if you are on HFW Ps3 Superslim can you go to CFW with this?

 

Let me know when i can install windows xp 32 bit on my PS3.

That just isn't possible but I am sure (well I hope) you knew that. The only Windows we will ever be able to run on PS3 is 3.1 and that is only because DOSBox can emulate that. Can run 32/64 bit architecture in the CellOS

 

documented some stuff
https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Seeds#EID1_.280x2A0_bytes.29

 

documented some stuff
https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Seeds#EID1_.280x2A0_bytes.29

KUTGW

 

Amazing!

 

needless and pointless to say that the confusion being created around these keys that they will be useful for cfw on ps3 3k and superslim is a very farfetched idea. unless we have access to the TSOP 78K0R models, we will not be able to obtain anything else

So this mean nothing new for end users for now? Specially for 3k+ users?

 

So this mean nothing new for end users for now? Specially for 3k+ users?

don't expect miracles, is all i'm saying

 

So what can we do with this as of now, what is possible with just this key alone and current knowledge? Custom fan speed profiles? Multiple boot sequences depending on flags or something, or does everything need more work?

 

Maybe for HEN users, it is possible to program HEN to be activated on Boot ... who knows

 

So what can we do with this as of now, what is possible with just this key alone and current knowledge? Custom fan speed profiles? Multiple boot sequences depending on flags or something, or does everything need more work?

with this key the following has happened:

14 syscon firmwares for the BGA models (CXR) were decrypted.
from them, keys for PATCHES and FULL FW signing and encryption, as well as decryption and validation were found. we can now sign our own patches and fws for the following models:

TMU-510
COK-001
COK-002
SEM-001
DIA-001
DIA-002 or DEB-001 (same soft id)

Additionally we found the initialization key for eid1 as well as the process of initializing it from factory
We also found 7 extra keys (we still don't know what they do)
Finally, we found out there is a secret keyslot function that generates keys for

SNVS
AUTH1/AUTH2
Regions of EEPROM
PATCH keys xoring (to generate the final keys)
Relationship with the other 7 Keys

What still has to be done:

Hack the 78K0R chips (the TSOP ones found in later models)
Dump the firmware of those chips
Get the DYN-001 patch keys
Find an exploit on arm firmware that works in 78k0r firmware

Edit: and yes, you can do all that fun kinky shit of fan boosting at max speeds, led disco panic attack, and star wars theme ON A DECR-1000! THIS is a devkit, so THIS is the ONLY device that supports FULL FUCKING FIRMWARES! DO NOT CONFUSE IT with a DECR-1400, that is a HALF devkit!

 

are you all clarified now? can you stop bugging me on twitter for eta wens and superslim cfw maybe ? 1:0

 

are you all clarified now? can you stop bugging me on twitter for eta wens and superslim cfw maybe ? 1:0

Good job Mr. zecoxao! Could I ask you how you found the key? For me it's more interesting than the key itself

 

It was under the mat

 

pelo que entendi só as ps3 com essas motherboards podem ser desbloquadas entao fica tudo quase na mesma
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as I understand only ps3 with these motherboards can be unlocked so everything is almost the same

 

pelo que entendi só as ps3 com essas motherboards podem ser desbloquadas entao fica tudo quase na mesma

Tens de pôr uma tradução em inglês haha. Mesmo que seja com o Google Tradutor (digo porque está nas regras).
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You have to put an english translation haha. Even if it's with Google Translate (I say this because it's in the rules).