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Physical access does not imply easy arbitrary code execution. Consoles are largely protected by the same technology, how often do you see people achieving code
by sissjdb 5y ago
Physical access does not imply easy arbitrary code execution.
Consoles are largely protected by the same technology, how often do you see people achieving code execution on them by tampering with the hardware?
- roblabla 5y agoAll the time? Hardmods have been a thing since the first consoles, all the way down to the latest Nintendo Switch. Also, consoles are "protecting" not the user, but the manufacturer - which is exactly the point people are trying to make.
- sissjdb 5y agoHaha. You’re bringing up tech from 20 years ago when we’re discussing modern security measures, aren’t you very clever. What hardmods do you know of for current gen consoles? Even the previous generation mostly fixed all public hardware based attacks. This is standardized hardware that would be a relatively soft target to build tooling against, yet modchips are essentially dead because the attacks are just far too difficult.
- llbbdd 5y agoThis is pretty confusing, hardmods are definitely a thing for the current gen Switch - AFAIK it's the only way to jailbreak ones that were manufactured after some date and don't allow soft mods.
- sissjdb 5y agoNintendo famously has the worst security of all the console manufacturers. That there are still no good attacks for the xbox one speaks volumes.
- nest0r 5y ago