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I think these guys are blowing smoke. Especially about he "m" supposed to be a random number. It's trivial to produce random numbers in C and most other languages. There is no doubt it my mind if Sony intended to have "m" a random number they would do so. These guys are just trying to talk bad about Sony because they love talking down everyone.



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dsgrue3 said:

I think these guys are blowing smoke. Especially about he "m" supposed to be a random number. It's trivial to produce random numbers in C and most other languages. There is no doubt it my mind if Sony intended to have "m" a random number they would do so. These guys are just trying to talk bad about Sony because they love talking down everyone.


the 'm' value is meant to be a random number or nonce value because that is how encryption works. By using a non random number (either an array of numbers to 'fake' randomness, or a constant) you are no longer encrypting your key, only encoding it. (which allows anyone to see it)



dsgrue3 said:

I think these guys are blowing smoke. Especially about he "m" supposed to be a random number. It's trivial to produce random numbers in C and most other languages. There is no doubt it my mind if Sony intended to have "m" a random number they would do so. These guys are just trying to talk bad about Sony because they love talking down everyone.


Now that I've read a little on the subject I know that one of the guys behind this is a member of TeamTwiizers, the group that cracked the Wii years ago. Now that I know there's at least one reputable hacker involved there's no doubt in my mind that not only have they managed to do exactly what they claim but there's a fair chance that there are a few other bits and pieces that they've managed to do which they're not making public yet.



has sony responded to this yet?, they must be shiting themselves.. well i hope they can do something because i dont want to have my online gaming experence ruined :(



dsgrue3 said:

I think these guys are blowing smoke. Especially about he "m" supposed to be a random number. It's trivial to produce random numbers in C and most other languages. There is no doubt it my mind if Sony intended to have "m" a random number they would do so. These guys are just trying to talk bad about Sony because they love talking down everyone.


Oh it is a random number, the problem is just that they use the same random number everywhere.  That's bad.