Psp`s and user security

patient0 · Post by **patient0** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:33 am

hi , does the psp have any security

ie , pin number entry ..

so if someone blags it from my pocket the theiving gits cannot use it ..

thanks . .. bob

alexmae · Post by **alexmae** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:35 am

pdc · Post by **pdc** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:35 am

I think the mods are being a little generous as there is no real dev work going on with the PSP but they don't want this forum to turn into a general PSP Q&A.

Come to #psp on EFNet to ask any question you want!

No, there is no security of this kind.

Kamilion · Post by **Kamilion** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:56 pm

Actually, yes, there is security.
Go to Security Settings, change password, set a password (Default is 0000)

Then set Parental Control Level from it's default level of Off to 1 for maximum security -- nothing can be ran except off memory stick without the four digit PIN (Which takes about 3 hours to find a code, going through all 10,000 variations.) I just tested this, and Ridge Racer will refuse to run at level 1, saying:

This game cannot be started due to parental control restrictions.
To start, you must enter the password.

You have unlimited tries to guess the password. Sony should have set it to shut the system down after three tries, to increase the brute force time.

Again, the memory stick is still wide open -- any mp3s or video can still be played, this ONLY locks out UMDs.

patient0 · Post by **patient0** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:00 pm

thanks mate , il try tonite ..