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Cracking (abbreviated “[k]”) is the term of art for making small modifications to a compiled binary to toggle functionality (usually disabling license/serial ch
by sneak 3y ago
Cracking (abbreviated “[k]”) is the term of art for making small modifications to a compiled binary to toggle functionality (usually disabling license/serial checks, but in this case cert pinning).
This usage is completely consistent with the typical and is well in-bounds.
- natpalmer1776 3y agoCracking is also used to refer to converting some obfuscated secret to plaintext, most commonly in reference to passwords. So I can understand the confusion