The Xbox 360 Security System and its Weaknesses

Google Tech Talks
August 11, 2008

ABSTRACT

After the disaster of the original Xbox, Microsoft put a lot of effort in designing what is probably the most sophisticated consumer hardware security system to date. We present its design, its implementation, its weaknesses, how it was hacked, and how to do it better next time.

Speaker: Michael Steil
Michael Steil has been involved with various embedded systems hacking projects, like the Xbox, the Xbox 360 and the GameCube. In 2006, he has spoken at Google about the flaws in the security system of the original Xbox.

Speaker: Felix Domke
Felix Domke is the principal author of the Xbox 360 hack and the Linux port. He has also significantly contributed to hacking the dbox2, the GameCube and the Wii, and porting Linux to the respective platforms.

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[BinaryReader]

@SuperXbox360helper you take offence to people reverse engineering your beloved console? Your sir, need to get a life.

[kllr101]

@marionetadelplaneta Maybe people who are intrested in computer security and how these things get hacked so as we can protect the system more?

[EliteSiege1082]

at 5:33 it sounded like he said butt sniffing!! LOL

[chives400]

I can't find any information about the hypervisor code was initially extracted. Domke says he doesn't want it to disclose the secret, but this video is over 3 years old. Anyone have any information on how they got the code?

[i0WnProductions]

this guy must get all the ladies.

[Unreadableanon]

oh the irony.

[Stickmenmadness]

@swatdaman im 14 now eat a dick mwuhahaha

[swatdaman]

@Stickmenmadness I really doubt you get the point of this video. I'm 13 too, by the way.

[ImAKillZoneFan]

wtf is this

[iTzAdam5X]

46:54

[3243F6A8885]

That bit about the PS3 at the end was quite prophetic.

[miro9963]

@RyanKHS06 I play backups from 3 years and my xbox is still not banned and its stuill working .