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07/24/08 00:43
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 		 #156990 - Protection of what???
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Per Westermark said:
Depends on your take of forum rule 7:

NO SECURITY CIRCUMVENTION MESSAGES WITHOUT PERMISSION. Do not post messages asking for help in breaking the security of a microcontroller. If you have a legitimate reason to break the security of a microcontroller, contact the webmaster to explain your situation and ask permission to post the message. Any message asking for information on breaking the security of microcontrollers that has not been previously cleared by the webmaster will be deleted.


The rule specifically talks about the copy-protection of a microcontroller, but the intent should cover other requests for circumventing protection.

In this case, it isn't really clear in what way any protection in the set-top box is involved or not.


There's been no mention of circumventing anyone's security.

There's only been a dilettante's attempt at operating a device within someone else's product, but which apparently belongs to him. Nobody has mentioned "cracking" any microcontroller security, or reverse-engineering anything.

Aside from that, if the cable-box manufacturer really wanted his hardware to be tamper resistant, he'd have made it so. Apparently he didn't.

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List of 32 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Need help regarding modem            01/01/70 00:00      
   Si3010 is not a modem ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   trying to steal?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Let us not force our sense of morality on others            01/01/70 00:00      
         where is \"forcing morality\" in a question            01/01/70 00:00      
            Our moral judgements do not always apply            01/01/70 00:00      
               The important thing            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Yes, you are right ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Forum rule 7            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Protection of what???            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE: Apparently he didn't            01/01/70 00:00      
                              so, who is now "poassing judgement"            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 There IS a difference            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    What ever the cultural differences...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Perhaps, but ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              That could be the case            01/01/70 00:00      
                     correct, but            01/01/70 00:00      
               Not normal            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Nobody said it was "normal" ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Extremism            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Try it yourself, Craig ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Selective memory            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Maybe            01/01/70 00:00      
         Lack of time            01/01/70 00:00      
         re: sense of morality            01/01/70 00:00      
            Nope ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   How do you know that?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Hi            01/01/70 00:00      
   Hi all            01/01/70 00:00      
   Hi all            01/01/70 00:00      
      So what was the problem?            01/01/70 00:00      
         The probelem            01/01/70 00:00      

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