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Password question...
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Password question...
Two questions for you Guys.One,how do you password protect a codeplug with the cps??And two,a little less Kosher question,how secure does this make the codeplug,Can it be hacked,and if so how is it done??Would lab software like metioned in the Astro portion of this website be able to do a no pack/unpack transfer if the codeplug is password protected.I don't have a codeplug to hack,but I have always been curious if this could be done,thanks....
P.S.- So it was more than two questions...
P.S.- So it was more than two questions...
There is a tab in the CPS, usually under "radio options" which has a spot for you to put the password. Once you write it to the radio and save the codeplug, you'll be prompted for the password whenever you try to read either the radio or the codeplug.
LAB can still be used with the 'no pack/unpack' option to transfer the codeplug from a 'donor' radio to a 'target' radio, but you still won't be able to read the 'target' radio with regular CPS afterwards without the password.
The easiest way to get around the password is to clone a known 'clear' codeplug into the radio...unfortunately, this also overwrites all of the information in the radio, so it's not always desired.
As far as 'hacking' the password, 3 words....WinHex RAM Editor.
Todd
LAB can still be used with the 'no pack/unpack' option to transfer the codeplug from a 'donor' radio to a 'target' radio, but you still won't be able to read the 'target' radio with regular CPS afterwards without the password.
The easiest way to get around the password is to clone a known 'clear' codeplug into the radio...unfortunately, this also overwrites all of the information in the radio, so it's not always desired.
As far as 'hacking' the password, 3 words....WinHex RAM Editor.
Todd
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I think there are two situations here - Astro products [Astro Spectra, Astro Saber, XTS3000] and Astro25 Products [XTL mobiles, XTS1500/2500/5000]
The use of lab, no unpack, codeplug over-write, etc. - those techniques are relevant to the Astro products. There are no known lab tools in the field for Astro25 products.
If you have a password protected Astro25 codeplug on disk you can probably work around the password to read that. Reading a radio could be a different story. The CPS only starts to read the radio before it asks for the password. I don't think you can get past that point without the password.
This will become a big issue for ebay / used market radios. If you buy one of these newer products and you get it with an unknown password - you are probably looking at sending it to the depot to clear the password
The use of lab, no unpack, codeplug over-write, etc. - those techniques are relevant to the Astro products. There are no known lab tools in the field for Astro25 products.
If you have a password protected Astro25 codeplug on disk you can probably work around the password to read that. Reading a radio could be a different story. The CPS only starts to read the radio before it asks for the password. I don't think you can get past that point without the password.
This will become a big issue for ebay / used market radios. If you buy one of these newer products and you get it with an unknown password - you are probably looking at sending it to the depot to clear the password
