RSS Bot Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Since the PS3's security structure has fallen, I'm left to wonder whether it's even possible to create a secure console. Secure in the sense that it prevents piracy. And if I was Sony/Nintendo/Microsoft I'd be talking to fail0verflow to contract them to help design it. Copy protection basically comes down to making something which can be read (by the console) but not written (by anyone other than the creator). The PS1 used some sectors with zero'd ECC. So the PS1 drive could read the data, ignoring the ECC, but a PC drive would try to correct the "bad sectors" and would add the correct ECC when writing the sectors. Other consoles have used places on the disc which a PC doesn't read or write. I think this is still the best way to provide a base for copy protection, but with a twist. In addition to storing data (signatures & encryption keys) on the hub area, I'd put a light sensor on the top side of the disc. This could then be used to... http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/7/entry-7795-next-gen-copy-protection/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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