Lockdown v1.5 - password protect your PSP using its default buttons |
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Security features on the PlayStation Portable have always been one of the aspects that the gaming handheld was a bit more relaxed about. It's a good thing that homebrew developer Torch was able to come up with a new password protection app which uses a very clean cut, yet efficient interface for the more discreet PSP users.
Lockdown utilizes a modern GUI, which makes use of the PSP's buttons as a password system instead of an onscreen keyboard. It also supports the Recovery Menu, as well as two different modes of operation.
The first mode is the more standard password input upon booting your handheld or powering it up. The other mode will prompt the user for a password each time the XMB is launched (such as after quitting a game). Lockdown definitely steps up your handheld's security features up a notch with such an extensive feature.
In addition, application errors will be displayed normally on the XMB when you happen to get booted out of any games or homebrew programs you're running at the time.
Anyway, here's the complete changelog history of Lockdown ever since it was first released:
v1.5
- Completely unloads module after launching XMB resulting in more free memory for other applications. This should allow the debug version to work on a Phat.
- Full Phat compatibility for the graphical version to be added shortly.
- Reduced stack memory.
- Added debug versions that use text output.
- Fixed sleep mode from not working in some situations.
- Reduced heap size, and freed some allocated memory on quit.
- First release
The homebrew app was tested on a PSP Slim & Lite running on custom firmware 3.90 M33-3. The developer noted that there were some problems running Lockdown on a PSP Phat due to memory problems, but assured everyone that this will be fixed as soon as possible.
In any case, you can discuss Lockdown with the author by visiting the QJ.NET PSP Development forum, accessible through the link below. Also, don't forget to read the included documentation for more details on how to install the app.
Download: Lockdown v1.5
Visit: QJ.NET's PSP Development forum
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Comments [refresh]
It's nice to see programs to keep our PSP's semi safe but this works only works on people who don't know about pandora batteries or recovery menus. And Let's face it, Button combos are mean less tries for a trief to break in instead of numbers+letters . Weigh that out and you'll see what I mean. C'mon people,
6 buttons or 36 numbers+letters .
I mean I try the debug version and it work on Phat!.
But the Standar Version doesn't work.... :(
No graphical display (lol) for Phat.
WORKS On CFW 3.71M33-4!!
Still Works on Black and white letters.
Button combinations are a great Idea!
Who is gonna Break a 10 Button Configuration Combo made by the original User of the PSP?!!
A person that doesn't have anything to do!
And past the next 3 hours or more figuring out how to access to the Stolen PSP!!!
And it will not get Victorious!
The only way to Break it is:
making all the combinations and Write them down so u don't forget them!
Is like making combination with Letters and Numbers....
So is not that Simple to Break it unless is short combination Pass code, ( cu'z there's no word on that Pass! lol)
Seriuosly! The PSP Buttons aren't letters....
Well except the X and O, still they are Figures!
Great work! Torch !!
I hope next comes a GUI for the Phat PSP's!
Thanks!
next figure out that Some Files on the Flash 0 do nothing at all -_-!
Like the gbwfont090.tnl something u know what file is on Font
and the dic/ file contents!
If we take out all that trash may be there's space for the GUI Version u will make TORCH!
Thanks!
PSPMAN90
Yep good work mate.. Debug version working fine on my fat..
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next figure out that Some Files on the Flash 0 do nothing at all -_-!
^^There is^^
Like the gbwfont090.tnl something u know what file is on Font
^^you can replace it with a small one^^
and the dic/ file contents!
^^you Can delete it if u dont use jap games^^
If we take out all that trash may be there's space for the GUI Version u will make TORCH!
^^I did and there is heaps of space..iv got 5MB free^^