Sony PS5 ROM keys leaked – jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes

Re:Sony PS5 ROM keys leaked – jailbreaking could be made eas... by Uvix on Thursday January 01, 2026 @04:51PM (#46458448)

For some users, preventing downgrades to an insecure version is a better product since it protects against evil maid attacks.

(Although ideally they would itself trap that functionality behind a fuse, so you have to opt-in but can't be opted out.)

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Re:Sony PS5 ROM keys leaked – jailbreaking could be made eas... by Dylan16807 on Thursday January 01, 2026 @05:55PM (#46459103)

You can get a similar level of protection against evil maids by requiring a wipe to downgrade.

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