NPDM

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This is the Switch equivalent of 3DS exheader. This is the file with extension ".npdm" in {Switch ExeFS}. The size of this file varies.

Offset Size Description
0x0 0x80 META
0x80 0x200 RSA-2048 signature, followed a RSA-2048 modulus for NCA header (like 3DS)
0x280 <Varies> ACID
<See META> <See META> ACI0

META

Offset Size Description
0x0 0x4 Magicnum "META".
0x20 ? Name string
0x70 0x4 Absolute offset for ACI0.
0x74 0x4 Size of ACI0.
0x78 0x4 Absolute offset of the RSA signature.
0x7C 0x4 Size used with the above offset. Offset+size is normally ACI0_start-8.

Switch version of 3DS "System Control Info"?

ACID

Offset Size Description
0x0 0x4 Magicnum "ACID".
0x4 0x28 ?
0x2C 0x4 Size of the Service Access Control.
0x30 0xC0 ?
0xF0 <See above> Service Access Control

Switch version of AccessDesc?

ACI0

Offset Size Description
0x0 0x4 Magicnum "ACI0".
0x4 0x28 ?
0x2C 0x4 Size of the Service Access Control.
0x30 0x34 ?
0x60 <See above> Service Access Control


Switch version of 3DS ACI(Access Control Info)?

Service Access Control

This is a list of service-name strings which the title has access to, with the following structure:

 +0: control_byte
 +1: {service-name without nul-terminator}

Bitmask 0x0F in control_byte is the {length of the service-name without nul-terminator} - 1.

Bitmask 0x80 in control_byte means service is allowed to be registered.

The service string can contain a wildcard * character.