PS3 firmware 3.56 fix broken already

[tonyuk73]

PS3 firmware 3.56 fix broken already
By Gareth Halfacree.

"Sony has released a new firmware for its PlayStation 3 console, a move believed to signal the start of the company's efforts to repair the damage caused by the discovery of the console's secret signing key."

The key, which was released into the wild by security researcher George Hotz, blew the digital rights management system used by the console wide open. Since its release, third-party firmware has been developed that allows homebrew code to run on the PS3 - along with illegal copies of commercial games.

While Hotz, and a team of researchers known as fail0verflow, claims that the intention was simply to re-enable the OtherOS feature disabled by Sony, his efforts have netted him a lawsuit from the company.

Sony's first attempt at fixing the issue without its lawyers - PlayStation 3 firmware 3.56 - is a small update described by Sony's vice president of network operations Eric Lempel as: "A minor update that adds a security patch."

Sadly, that's as much information as the company is willing to provide - but the timing makes it clear that this is Sony's first attempt to stuff the genie back into the bottle and regain control of its console.

The new firmware has been encrypted with a brand-new key, and initial indications are that it removes custom firmware installed on the system and prevents it from being re-installed. Because the firmware uses a new signing key, previous custom firmware solutions based on the key released by Hotz no longer work.

However, mere hours after the update went live on Sony's US servers, a hacker known as Kakaroto has decrypted the new key and released details into the wild. With the new key leaked, firmware creators will be able to re-sign their creations and enable homebrew - and piracy - on the new firmware.

Clearly, Sony's first attempts at solving its DRM issues hasn't succeeded - which makes rumours of the planned introduction of PC-style serial keys into PS3 games significantly more likely.

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I dont think $ony can stop this now.
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UPDATE: 29 Jan 2011

It appears as though Sony has added or changed some keys, which is unknown @ this time, and those keys are preventing signing 3.56 PUPdates & CFWs. ## can only decrypt/encrypt right now## — no signing

[GRASSASS]

sony should just leave it alone now (they'v lost)
and just work on their new consoles security

for the hackers to test

[djshauny1]

Taken from his twitter page

To everyone asking me about 3.56 and CFW : PLEASE STOP. We can decrypt/encrypt the 3.56 files, but we cannot sign them, so it's not so easy

FYI: I am NOT working on 3.56.. maybe in the future, but for now, I concentrate on 3.55, you either choose PSN (3.56) or homebrew (3.55 MFW)

[tonyuk73]

Taken from his twitter page

To everyone asking me about 3.56 and CFW : PLEASE STOP. We can decrypt/encrypt the 3.56 files, but we cannot sign them, so it's not so easy

FYI: I am NOT working on 3.56.. maybe in the future, but for now, I concentrate on 3.55, you either choose PSN (3.56) or homebrew (3.55 MFW)

the quote below says a bit more as well from twitter, im confused now is 3.56 hacked or not??

Looks like github has received DMCA takedown and my repository are now unavailable

[southbound]

Taken from his twitter page

To everyone asking me about 3.56 and CFW : PLEASE STOP. We can decrypt/encrypt the 3.56 files, but we cannot sign them, so it's not so easy

FYI: I am NOT working on 3.56.. maybe in the future, but for now, I concentrate on 3.55, you either choose PSN (3.56) or homebrew (3.55 MFW)

the quote below says a bit more as well from twitter, im confused now is 3.56 hacked or not??

Looks like github has received DMCA takedown and my repository are now unavailable

NO that just means that sony are trying to take down github. Doesn't mean 3.56 has been hacked.

[tonyuk73]

NO that just means that sony are trying to take down github. Doesn't mean 3.56 has been hacked.

Thanks man.Thread updated.