EXCLUSIVE: 20 Questions With Oct0xor. Watch Out Dongle Makers!

As promised I am glad to bring you our next edition of "20 Questions with a Dev".  Let's get right into the conversation and see what Oct0xor has in store...

In this edition of 20 Questions with a Dev I was lucky enough to talk to a major contributor to the scene who kind of just came out of nowhere all of a sudden when he announced he was working on cracking the dongles. Most of you know how the dongle wars have crippled the scene due to the lack of software solutions to the 3.55 firmware wall, as well as the lack of support for games requiring a higher firmware to run without the use of a dongle. Recently youve seen the release of the PS3usercheat dongles reverse engineering from Oct0xor, the work from the E3 Team, and the unfortunate release of old data from Zadow28.  But only one of these developers is truly geared at a full decryption and reverse engineering of the dongles, and with that I am glad to give you 20 Questions with Oct0xor.

1. How long have you been developing your own software?
Because I was born in the USSR, my first pc was custom made of the available radio parts. I got my first coding experience on it with Basic MICRON and ASM.

2. What's your favorite development language and why?
My fav language is Python, it is made by the gods :D

3. Are there any suggestions you would give to people who are just starting to write code?
Write easily readable code xD

4. What's your Favorite video game system of all time?
PS3 i think) But I play mostly on PC and NDS.

5. Whats your favorite video game?

Cant pick a favorite, here are a few favorite series:
Gothic, No One Lives Forever, Hitman, Quake, Max Payne, Mafia, GTA, Star Wars: KotOR, Beyond Good & Evil, Rayman, Star Fox, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Megaman, Uncharted, MGS, and so on... i am tired :p

6. You first came to the scene in a single post on a forum in April and since then have made quite the name for yourself.  What got you started on cracking the PS3 dongles?
Looked for new experience and knowledge.

7. Youve cracked the PS3usercheat dongle.  Which one do you plan to fully crack next?

E3 Team's one, WORK ON SECURITY GUYS! )

8. What is your end goal with dongles?
Full reverse engineering.

9. How does your work with the dongles compare to what the E3 Team is doing and what do you think of their results so far?
I dont know what they doing, if they will release just a clone we will see.

10. Are there any other projects that you are currently working on that you can tell us about?
My ps3 relative projects at this moment is hacking dongles, some tools, some crypto, some exploits... ps3 mostly boooring at this moment, maybe I will return to underground soon.

11. Do you have any plans to work on other consoles?
3DS/Vita if I get opportunity.

12. Is there anyone youre a fan of in the mod/homebrew community?
There are a few good devs like my buddy's @flat_z and @naehrwert and others (they know who)

13. What do you love / hate about the current state of the Mod community as a whole?
This scene is so ungrateful, but there are alot of good peoples and that keeps me going.

14. Is there anything you would like to undo in the Mod community?
Sony's raids.

15. What was your favorite highlight from E3?

Dont watch e3 in this year *shame*

16. Whats the funniest moment you can think of?
Dont know.. let it be... Double Rainbow all the way? >_>

17. Whats the scariest thing that ever happened to you?
I think It was so horrible so my brain cleared it out :p

18. Xbox360 or PS3 what do you prefer?
PS3 of course, never had Xbox360

19. What kind of music do you like to listen to, and whats your favorite band?
Deep Purple and alot of old music, also love listening soundtracks, my fav soundtracks is "Blade Runner" and "Once Upon a Time in America"

20. Now Ill ask the obligatory stupid question to finish this off, whats your favorite kind of animal?
Ocean cretures :D

For more on what Oct0xor is up to check out his Twitter page @Oct0xor and as always stay tuned to DashHacks.com.  Once again we want to give a big shout out and thank you to Oct0xor for taking the time to give us some insights into his work and keep up the great work and we are certainly looking for more great things from you and the rest of the talented devs that keep the scene moving forward. If you would like to help him out and make a donation you can find a link to his paypal below.

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