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 Post subject: Understanding ROM Encryption
PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:41 pm 
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Would any of you be willing to point me in the direction of some resources for understanding the methods employed when trying to break the encryption on Subaru ROM files?

I have done a little work with Ida and I understand how to find tables but I'm still having trouble understanding how one gets an encrypted ROM file.


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 Post subject: Re: Understanding ROM Encryption
PostPosted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:21 am 
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What do you mean by encryption?

The ROM in my 05 LGT wasn't encrypted... did they start encrypting in more recent years?

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 Post subject: Re: Understanding ROM Encryption
PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:03 pm 
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I'm attempting to understand the encryption used in more recent vehicle models.
It is my understanding that 2013+ Subaru vehicle body controllers are using encrypted firmware for J2534 re-flashes.


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