The Debut Of The Crackstation

The PS3 is unique among the next-gen consoles because it has yet to be “unlocked” via a modchip. Whether this is due to its technical complexity or simply due to “no one’s trying because no one’s playing”, the fact remains that Sony’s console is secure.

In a unique twist, the PS3 is so secure it can render you insecure. How? Instead of trying to find a way to bypass the device’s system, an Auckland-based developer turned the problem around and used the PS3 to bypass other systems.

Nick Breese, a senior security consultant at Auckland-based Security-assessment.com, has come up with a way to drastically increase the processing capability of cracking passwords, using a PS3.

By implementing common ciphers and hash functions using vector computing, Breese has pushed the current upper limit of 10–15 million cycles per second — in Intel-based architecture — up to 1.4 billion cycles per second.

You can read the source article for more technical details, but the important thing to note here is that the PS3 is very suited for cryptography. Maybe Sony should have pushed that feature instead of Blu-Ray.

Source: PC World

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