Xbox 360 update blocks non-MS software
By Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 06 March 2007 05:56
Consequently, manufacturers design in various mechanisms to prevent the use of software from other sources. In the case of the Xbox 360, this includes signing all code with Microsoft's private key.
But enthusiasts discovered a way of tricking the Xbox 360 hypervisor into executing unsigned code with full access to the hardware.
Microsoft's January update to the Xbox 360 operating system update - delivered via Xbox Live and the Xbox web site - patches the 'vulnerability' that let the method work.
No indication was given about the nature of the update.
And so the whack-a-mole game continues.
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