Hacking [Release] 3DSafe: In-NAND PIN lock for 3DS

[astronautlevel]

You can't. AFAIK based on the text my 3DS displays this isn't possible; it says the limit is 8 characters.

You could probably recompile it with a longer pin length, but I have no idea if it would work. I know luma you can change a macro and it just werks, but

 

[ghostpotato]

You could probably recompile it with a longer pin length, but I have no idea if it would work. I know luma you can change a macro and it just werks, but

I don't have a hardmod (yet ); I'm not going to mess around with the source until I get one.

 

[mashers]

You could probably recompile it with a longer pin length, but I have no idea if it would work. I know luma you can change a macro and it just werks, but

You can. I chose 8 arbitrarily because I didn't think anyone would want more than that and I had to choose a number of bytes to read from the file But yeah it could easily be changed.

 

[ghostpotato]

You can. I chose 8 arbitrarily because I didn't think anyone would want more than that and I had to choose a number of bytes to read from the file But yeah it could easily be changed.

Could you tell me how to do this (safely)?

 

[MadMageKefka]

sounds great, I guess the final step would be having a simple way to toggle pin mode on and off without having to swap payloads as it would be nice just just leave it off unless I know I'm taking my 3DS out where it may be lost/stolen

Great idea! Glad to hear you're adding this feature @mashers !

 

[Pokem]

I haven't read the previous pages, so idk, but is the contact info function implemented yet?

 

[ghostpotato]

I haven't read the previous pages, so idk, but is the contact info function implemented yet?

Yes.

 

[Pokem]

Yes.

awesome. setting this up right now.

 

[mashers]

Could you tell me how to do this (safely)?

Not off the top of my head. It's 1am here and I'm staying up all night looking after a post-operative puppy! But I'll look into it a some point over the weekend.

I haven't read the previous pages, so idk, but is the contact info function implemented yet?

Yes, instructions are included in the installation instructions on GitHub.

 

[mashers]

@gamesquest1

Fully working, and the nice little padlock opens and closes to show the current status. All coding and gfx done on my iPad using VNC to remote control my Mac between 2-4am

I'm about to commit the source to GitHub. Release will come when I've figured out booting without SD card. I'll be looking into a time delayed PIN disable option after that.

 

[Ichigo1000]

Do you mean the 'About' page in 3DSafe? If so, I deliberately left that as text only. I didn't want the page with the credits to be editable as I feel it important to ensure the devs whose work contributed to this are given credit; technically it's possible for the 3dsafe graphics to all be replaced by way of a theme pack, and I don't want the credits to be changed as part of that.

I mean the place where the edittable personal info will be put and/or the PIN entering screen.

Where is the "about" page located? Sorry, I am not currently using 3DSafe right now, so I don't know much about it. I will be using it when the no sd boot feature and in-nand info is implemented.

 

[mashers]

I mean the place where the edittable personal info will be put and/or the PIN entering screen.

Where is the "about" page located? Sorry, I am not currently using 3DSafe right now, so I don't know much about it. I will be using it when the no sd boot feature and in-nand info is implemented.

Ohhh, I see. The contact info page is an image. You can put anything on there, and the readme on GitHub explains how to create the file. I could actually add text file support so the text would just be printed onto the screen, but it wouldn't look very nice. The 'About' page is accessed from the 3DSafe options menu by pressing Y.

 

[Ichigo1000]

Ohhh, I see. The contact info page is an image. You can put anything on there, and the readme on GitHub explains how to create the file. I could actually add text file support so the text would just be printed onto the screen, but it wouldn't look very nice. The 'About' page is accessed from the 3DSafe options menu by pressing Y.

Oh I see. The page will be displayed the first thing when opening the 3DS alongside with the PIN code right? Maybe at the button screen? If not displayed right when it opens, this would be a suggestion, as it can be much more effective that way when someone picks up your 3ds.

 

[mashers]

Oh I see. The page will be displayed the first thing when opening the 3DS alongside with the PIN code right? Maybe at the button screen? If not displayed right when it opens, this would be a suggestion, as it can be much more effective that way when someone picks up your 3ds.

Yes it is displayed immediately on the bottom screen and stays there. It also gets copied to CTRNAND so it will still be displayed even if deleted from the SD card.

 

[Ichigo1000]

Yes it is displayed immediately on the bottom screen and stays there. It also gets copied to CTRNAND so it will still be displayed even if deleted from the SD card.

Oh, alright, and how about the top screen for the PIN? Can a background be implemented there?

 

[mashers]

Oh, alright, and how about the top screen for the PIN? Can a background be implemented there?

There are graphics for every screen except the About page, for the reason I gave above.

 

[Posghetti]

I love how much this has progressed. Big up to you @mashers

 

[mashers]

I love how much this has progressed. Big up to you @mashers

Thanks buddy

 

[mashers]

FINALLY just got an adapted Luma payload to boot from CTRNAND This means that I can add an emergency no-SD boot feature!

 

[mashers]

(Trying to copy files without using C printing functions hurts my brain...)