Spkg hdr.tar

Signed Package headers TAR

Added since firmware 3.56. Contains the TAR'ed collection of all SPKG headers.

Decryption

To decrypt it you need to use spkg keyset.

History

The very first (early) 4.xx CFWs were only installable over 3.55 because they were not having new spkg.

spkg is supposed to be created newly.

The easiest way for now is that you get Certification of your new spkg and decrypt it, then encrypt with spkg keys.

The reason why CFW is not installable over any OFW is that we dont have spkg private keys.

PS3 verifies it on both xmb and recovery mode. Even if xmb makes it good, it will fail when installation screens pops up.

For more info on CF encryption, refer here.

Example

3.56 CEX/Retail spkg_hdr.tar content

 BDIT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_301R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_302R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_303R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_304R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_306R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 BDPT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE_308R.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 BLUETOOTH_FIRMWARE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 CORE_OS_PACKAGE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_000.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_001.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_002.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_003.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_004.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_005.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_006.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_007.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_008.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_009.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_010.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_011.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_012.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_013.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_014.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_015.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_016.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_017.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_018.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_019.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_020.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash_021.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 dev_flash3_022.tar.aa.2011_01_25_032219.spkg_hdr.1
 MULTI_CARD_FIRMWARE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01000006.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01010303.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01020302.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01030302.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01040402.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01050002.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_01050101.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 SYS_CON_FIRMWARE_S1_00010002083E0832.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
 UPL.xml.pkg.spkg_hdr.1

SPKG header

It is a Certified File header.

Location

spkg_hdr.tar -> *.pkg.spkg_hdr.1

Structure

To document.

Example

BDIT_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE.pkg.spkg_hdr.1
Offset(h) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 00000000 53 43 45 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 SCE............. 00000010 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 80 00 00 00 00 00 1E 01 10 .......€........

Tools

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