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This hands-on guide to hacking begins with step-by-step tutorials on hardware modifications that teach basic hacking techniques as well as essential reverse engineering skills. The book progresses into a discussion of the Xbox security mechanisms and other advanced hacking topics, with an emphasis on educating the readers on the important subjects of computer security and reverse engineering. Hacking the Xbox includes numerous practical guides, such as where to get hacking gear, soldering techniques, debugging tips and an Xbox hardware reference guide.
Hacking the Xbox also confronts the social and political issues facing today's hacker by looking forward and discussing the impact of today's legal challenges on legitimate reverse engineering activities. The book includes a chapter written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) about the rights and responsibilities of hackers, and concludes by discussing the latest trends and vulnerabilities in secure PC platforms.
Hardware hacking may seem daunting at first because of the sophisticated tools that are required for some projects. Read the first page
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Although it's not going to be everyones cup of tea, you don't need to be a hardware fanatic to enjoy reading it. It does however provide an entertaining insight into the challenges faced by those wanting to turn their XBox from a games console into something more (linux media center, router or webserver anyone :)
The book begins with an overview of the XBox from a hardware point of view, with step by step instructions on opening the console and understand the motherboard layout. From here, bunnie covers a rather simple yet pleasing modification you can make to the xbox, changing the eject LED to a new colour.
The meat of the book however focuses on the security measures microsoft added to prevent piracy of XBox titles (and unfortunatly as a by-product, would be hackers from installing linux or running their own programs). This is by far the most intresting part of the book, showing the amount of work and various methods people use to locate and defeat these measures.
Finally the book finishes up with a round up on the legality of reverse engineering.
Recommended to anyone with an intrest in hardware, security or hacking in general.
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