Cryptosystem
BootROM
The bootrom initializes two keyslots in the hardware engine:
- the SBK (Secure Boot Key) in keyslot 14
- the SSK (Secure Storage Key) in keyslot 15.
Reads from both of these keyslots are disabled by the bootROM. The SBK is stored in FUSE_PRIVATE_KEY, which are locked to read out only FFs after the bootrom finishes.
SBK is unique per console, and not shared among consoles as originally believed.
The SSK is derived on boot via the SBK, the 32-bit console-unique "Device Key", and hardware information stored in fuses.
Pseudocode for the derivation is as follows:
void generateSSK() { char keyBuffer[0x10]; // Used to store keydata uint hwInfoBuffer[4]; // Used to store info about hardware from fuses uint deviceKey = getDeviceKey(); // Reads 32-bit device key from FUSE_PRIVATE_KEY4. for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { // Keybuffer = deviceKey || deviceKey || deviceKey || deviceKey ((uint *)keyBuffer)[i] = deviceKey; } encryptWithSBK(keyBuffer); // keyBuffer = AES-ECB(SBK, deviceKey || {...}) // Set up Hardware info buffer uint vendor_code = *((uint *)0x7000FA00) & 0x0000000F; // FUSE_VENDOR_CODE uint fab_code = *((uint *)0x7000FA04) & 0x0000003F; // FUSE_FAB_CODE uint lot_code_0 = *((uint *)0x7000FA08) & 0xFFFFFFFF; // FUSE_LOT_CODE_0 uint lot_code_1 = *((uint *)0x7000FA0C) & 0x0FFFFFFF; // FUSE_LOT_CODE_1 uint wafer_id = *((uint *)0x7000FA10) & 0x0000003F; // FUSE_WAFER_ID uint x_coord = *((uint *)0x7000FA14) & 0x000001FF; // FUSE_X_COORDINATE uint y_coord = *((uint *)0x7000FA18) & 0x000001FF; // FUSE_Y_COORDINATE uint unk_hw_fuse = *((uint *)0x7000FA20) & 0x0000003F; // Unknown cached fuse. // HARDWARE_INFO_BUFFER = unk_hw_fuse || Y_COORD || X_COORD || WAFER_ID || LOT_CODE || FAB_CODE || VENDOR_ID hwInfoBuffer[0] = (lot_code_1 << 30) | (wafer_id << 24) | (x_coord << 15) | (y_coord << 6) | unk_hw_fuse; hwInfoBuffer[1] = (lot_code_0 << 26) | (lot_code_1 >> 2); hwInfoBuffer[2] = (fab_code << 26) | (lot_code_0 >> 6); hwInfoBuffer[3] = vendor_code; for (int i = 0; i < 0x10; i++) { // keyBuffer = XOR(AES-ECB(SBK, deviceKey || {...}), HARDWARE_INFO_BUFFER) keyBuffer[i] ^= ((char *)hwInfoBuffer)[i]; } encryptWithSBK(keyBuffer); // keyBuffer = AES-ECB(SBK, XOR(AES-ECB(SBK, deviceKey || {...}), HARDWARE_INFO_BUFFER)) setKeyslot(KEYSLOT_SSK, keyBuffer); // SSK = keyBuffer. }
Falcon coprocessor
The falcon processor (TSEC) generates a special console-unique key (that will be referred to as the "tsec key").
This is presumably using data stored in fuses that only microcode authenticated by NVidia has access to.
Package1ldr
Key table
[1.0.0-3.0.2] During package1ldr:
Keyslot | Name | Set by | Per-console | Per-firmware |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Package1Key | Package1ldr | No | Yes |
14 | SecureBootKey | Bootrom | Yes | No |
15 | SecureStorageKey | Bootrom | Yes | No |
[1.0.0-3.0.2] After package1ldr:
Keyslot | Name | Set by | Per-console | Per-firmware |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | MasterKey | Package1ldr | No | Yes, on security updates |
13 | PerConsoleKey | Package1ldr | Yes | No |
[4.0.0+] After package1ldr (Secure Monitor boot):
Keyslot | Name | Set by | Per-console | Per-firmware |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | MasterKey | Package1ldr | No | Yes, on security updates |
13 | PerConsoleKeyForFirmwareSpecificPerConsoleKeyGen | Package1ldr | Yes | No |
14 | StaticKeyForFirmwareSpecificPerConsoleKeyGen | Package1ldr | No | Yes, on security updates |
15 | PerConsoleKey | Package1ldr | Yes | No |
[4.0.0+] After package1ldr (Secure Monitor runtime):
Keyslot | Name | Set by | Per-console | Per-firmware |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | MasterKey | Package1ldr | No | Yes, on security updates |
13 | FirmwareSpecificPerConsoleKey | Secure Monitor init | Yes | Yes, on security updates |
15 | PerConsoleKey | Package1ldr | Yes | No |
[6.2.0+] After package1ldr/TSEC Payload (Secure Monitor boot):
Keyslot | Name | Set by | Per-console | Per-firmware |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | TsecKey | Package1ldr TSEC Firmware | Yes | No |
13 | TsecRootKey | Package1ldr TSEC Firmware | No | Unknown |
14 | SecureBootKey | Bootrom | Yes | No |
15 | SecureStorageKey | Bootrom | Yes | No |
Key generation
Note: aes_unwrap(wrapped_key, wrap_key) is just another name for a single AES-128 block decryption.
If bit0 of 0x7000FB94 is clear, it will initialize keys like this (probably used for internal development units only):
// Final keys: package1_key /* slot11 */ = aes_unwrap(f5b1eadb.., sbk) master_key /* slot12 */ = aes_unwrap(bct->pubkey[0] == 0x11 ? simpleseed_dev0 : simpleseed_dev1, aes_unwrap(5ff9c2d9.., sbk)) per_console_key /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(4f025f0e..., aes_unwrap(6e4a9592.., ssk))
[4.0.0+] Above method was removed.
Normal key generation looks like this on 1.0.0/2.0.0:
keyblob_key /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(aes_unwrap(wrapped_keyblob_key, tsec_key /* slot13 */), sbk /* slot14 */) cmac_key /* slot11 */ = aes_unwrap(59c7fb6f.., keyblob_key) if aes_cmac(buf=keyblob+0x10, len=0xA0, cmac_key) != keyblob[0:0x10]: panic() aes_ctr_decrypt(buf=keyblob+0x20, len=0x90, iv=keyblob+0x10 key=keyblob_key) // Final keys: package1_key /* slot11 */ = keyblob[0x80:0x90] master_key /* slot12 */ = aes_unwrap(bct->pubkey[0] == 0x4f ? normalseed_dev : normalseed_retail, keyblob+0x20) per_console_key /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(4f025f0e.., keyblob_key)
.. and on 3.0.0, they moved keyslots around a little to generate the same per-console key as 1.0.0:
old_keyblob_key /* slot10 */ = aes_unwrap(aes_unwrap(df206f59.., tsec_key /* slot13 */), sbk /* slot14 */) keyblob_key /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(aes_unwrap(wrapped_keyblob_key, tsec_key /* slot13 */), sbk /* slot14 */) cmac_key /* slot11 */ = aes_unwrap(59c7fb6f.., keyblob_key) if aes_cmac(buf=keyblob+0x10, len=0xA0, cmac_key) != keyblob[0:0x10]: panic() aes_ctr_decrypt(buf=keyblob+0x20, len=0x90, iv=keyblob+0x10 key=keyblob_key) // Final keys: package1_key /* slot11 */ = keyblob[0x80:0x90] master_key /* slot12 */ = aes_unwrap(bct->pubkey[0] == 0x4f ? normalseed_dev : normalseed_retail, keyblob+0x20) per_console_key /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(4f025f0e.., old_keyblob_key)
.. and on 4.0.0 it was further moved around:
keyblob_key /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(aes_unwrap(wrapped_keyblob_key, tsec_key /* slot13 */), sbk /* slot14 */) cmac_key /* slot11 */ = aes_unwrap(59c7fb6f.., keyblob_key) if aes_cmac(buf=keyblob+0x10, len=0xA0, cmac_key) != keyblob[0:0x10]: panic() aes_ctr_decrypt(buf=keyblob+0x20, len=0x90, iv=keyblob+0x10 key=keyblob_key) // Final keys: package1_key /* slot11 */ = keyblob[0x80:0x90] master_key /* slot12 */ = aes_unwrap(normalseed_retail, keyblob+0x20) new_master_key /* slot14 */ = aes_unwrap(2dc1f48d.., keyblob+0x20) new_per_console_key /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(0c9109db.., old_keyblob_key) per_console_key /* slot15 */ = aes_unwrap(4f025f0e.., old_keyblob_key)
.. and on 6.2.0, they moved key generation out of package1ldr, and into the Secure Monitor's boot section:
clear_keyslots_other_than_12_13_and_14() old_keyblob_key /* slot15 */ = aes_unwrap(aes_unwrap(df206f59.., tsec_key /* slot12 */), sbk /* slot14 */) /* Previously, master_kek was stored at keyblob+0x20) */ master_kek /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(374b7729.. /* probably firmware specific */, tsec_root_key /* slot13 */) clear_keyslot(12) // Final keys: new_master_key /* slot12 */ = aes_unwrap(2dc1f48d.., master_kek) master_key /* slot13 */ = aes_unwrap(normalseed_retail, master_kek) new_per_console_key /* slot14 */ = aes_unwrap(0c9109db.., old_keyblob_key) per_console_key /* slot15 */ = aes_unwrap(4f025f0e.., old_keyblob_key)
SBK and SSK keyslots are cleared after keys have been generated.
See table above for which keys are console unique.
The key used to verify a keyblob's MAC is not the keyblob key but a key derived from it; this is likely part of an attempt to mitigate side-channel attacks as the MAC is an alterable part of the keyblob.
The bootloader only stores the hardcoded constants for the keyblob used in the current revision. Nintendo are withholding all the future hardcoded constants.
This means that if you have an attack on the bootloader, you need to re-preform it every time they move to a new keyblob.
Dumping the SBK and TSEC key of any single system should be enough to derive all key material on the system, prior to 6.2.0.
The key-derivation is described in more detail here.
Keyblob
There are 32 keyblobs written to NAND at factory, with each keyblob encrypted with a console-unique key derived from the console's SBK, the console's tsec key, and a constant specific to each keyblob.
Despite being encrypted with console unique keys, though, the decrypted keyblob contents are shared for all consoles.
Used keyblobs are as follows:
System version | Used keyblob | Used master static key encryption key in keyblob |
---|---|---|
1.0.0-2.3.0 | 1 | 1 |
3.0.0 | 2 | 1 |
3.0.1-3.0.2 | 3 | 1 |
4.0.0-4.1.0 | 4 | 1 |
5.0.0-5.1.0 | 5 | 1 |
6.0.0-6.1.0 | 6 | 1 |
Starting from 6.2.0, key generation no longer uses keyblobs.
Seeds
normalseed_retail = d8a2410a... [1.0.0] wrapped_keyblob_key = df206f59... [1.0.0] simpleseed_dev0 = aff11423... [1.0.0] simpleseed_dev1 = 5e177ee1... [1.0.0] normalseed_dev = 0542a0fd... [3.0.0] wrapped_keyblob_key = 0c25615d... [3.0.0] simpleseed_dev0 = de00216a... [3.0.0] simpleseed_dev1 = 2db7c0a1... [3.0.0] normalseed_dev = 678c5a03... [3.0.1] wrapped_keyblob_key = 337685ee... [3.0.1] simpleseed_dev0 = e045f5ba... [3.0.1] simpleseed_dev1 = 84d92e0d... [3.0.1] normalseed_dev = cd88155b... [4.0.0] wrapped_keyblob_key = 2d1f4880...
Versions
The key generation system has historically been revised several times. Each version is bound to a specific BCT public key and can be identified by its first byte as follows:
Version | BCT public key's first byte | Description |
---|---|---|
K1 | 0x11 | Erista prototype development |
K2 | 0xFB | Erista prototype development |
K3 | 0x4F | Erista prototype development |
K4 | Erista prototype retail | |
K5 | 0x37 | Erista development |
K6 | 0xF7 | Erista retail |
M1 | 0x19 | Mariko prototype development |
M2 | 0xC3 | Mariko development |
M3 | 0xDD | Mariko prototype retail (pre-6.0.0) |
M4 | 0x9B | Mariko retail |
Secure Monitor Init
On all versions, the key to decrypt Package2 is generated by decrypting a constant seed with the master key. The key is erased after use.
Additionally, starting from 4.0.0, the Secure Monitor init will decrypt another constant seed successively with a special per console key and a special static key passed by package1loader, to generate the firmware specific per-console key. The operation will erase these special keys passed by package1loader.
Secure Monitor
The secure monitor performs some runtime cryptographic operations. See SMC for what operations it provides.