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[Q] Can Rapiconfig can be used on WP7.x?

Ok, so basically what I am trying to achieve is configuring the security policies on a WP7 device. Currently at WP7, but will be moving up to 7.1/7.5 to try and figure this out for all platform variations.
I've some experience with Rapiconfig on WM6.5 devices, basically configuring the policies listed here but as yet I haven't found a way to push XML direct to the device to update these on WP.
Another route here is to unlock via Chevron and use the registry editor - the issue there is knowing which registry keys are applicable to which security policy - which I know others are also trying to figure out at the moment, but without a full mapping as yet.
Any help here would be great - and if anyone could point me to a Provxml tutorial I would also appreciate it - having trouble deciphering the many guides available.
Thanks as always, this forum is a wealth of positive information and an example of community support at its best.
Cheers,
Mark

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936235
that's the most complete tut which is customized to the windows phone.

Yes we use this on samsung devices.
Can you contact me? I might need some help. But we use it to provision xml's

mark14 said:
Ok, so basically what I am trying to achieve is configuring the security policies on a WP7 device. Currently at WP7, but will be moving up to 7.1/7.5 to try and figure this out for all platform variations.
I've some experience with Rapiconfig on WM6.5 devices, basically configuring the policies listed here but as yet I haven't found a way to push XML direct to the device to update these on WP.
Another route here is to unlock via Chevron and use the registry editor - the issue there is knowing which registry keys are applicable to which security policy - which I know others are also trying to figure out at the moment, but without a full mapping as yet.
Any help here would be great - and if anyone could point me to a Provxml tutorial I would also appreciate it - having trouble deciphering the many guides available.
Thanks as always, this forum is a wealth of positive information and an example of community support at its best.
Cheers,
Mark
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Yes we use rapiconfig, but when we use it it's an on-device version of it which resides in the \Windows directory and so far the only arguments that have been tested to work with it are provxml filenames. Marvin_S, you're a perfect resource for this .

Interop unlock via oem.cab and cab sender

Do you think it's possible to unlock mango via oem.cab file ?
I know one can rollback, unlock and reupgrade but this cab way would be easier
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Can't. Unless you could sign the cab with Microsoft's certificates.
Unless for some reason they made an official cab to do this for manufacturers that got leaked.
Xboxmod cabs only work if the certs are cooked into a rom... And if your flashing custom roms you wouldn't need to do this anyway.
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Incorrect. xboxmod has created a WP7 Cab Builder that you can create your own WP7 Cab Updates. I'm 95% complete. I just need to find a way on the tool to set the password for my MIcrosoft Windows Mobile Firmware Installation PCA.pfx which I will do soon. Once signed, it should be able to be sent to all devices. Providing Interop unlock for ALL devices, regardless of generation. Keep your eyes open. I MAY complete it this month or July. I'll need help from xboxmod and Heathcliff74.

AlvinPhilemon said:
I just need to find a way on the tool to set the password for my MIcrosoft Windows Mobile Firmware Installation PCA.pfx which I will do soon. Once signed, it should be able to be sent to all devices.
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Well, that will be the problem. You don't have the necessary password, so you can't sign it. And all devices will just reject the cab. (just like reeg420 said) Sry, but the odds are against you.

AlvinPhilemon said:
Incorrect. xboxmod has created a WP7 Cab Builder that you can create your own WP7 Cab Updates. I'm 95% complete. I just need to find a way on the tool to set the password for my MIcrosoft Windows Mobile Firmware Installation PCA.pfx which I will do soon. Once signed, it should be able to be sent to all devices. Providing Interop unlock for ALL devices, regardless of generation. Keep your eyes open. I MAY complete it this month or July. I'll need help from xboxmod and Heathcliff74.
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You asked me for help. I replied to you, but you didn't get back to me. I am reticent about this, but I always keep an open mind. Tell me what you need and I hope I can help.
Ciao,
Heathcliff74

I just need to find a way on the tool to set the password for my MIcrosoft Windows Mobile Firmware Installation PCA.pfx which I will do soon.
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This tool is called SignTool.exe, but... Do you know the Microsoft master password for MS certificate??? How come? Do you own a 10 millions PC botnet working two years, brute-forcing MS cert?..
P.S. Seems like you don't understand what are you talking about...

So... I actually had a silly little thought about this. Not sure if it'll work for CABs, but it might work for other areas where we need a MS cert.
Anybody read about how the Flame malware was able to spoof a Windows Update package for PCs? It used a cert produced by a Microsoft tool. The tool is supposed to produce certs used for allowing PCs to connect to a Remote Desktop server, but for some reason the certs were also marked to allow code signing and other useful things. These certs also chain back to the Microsoft root certificate (meaning they are trusted as though issued by MS itself).
Now, for WP7 CABs, I don't know that this will work, because the CABs may need to be signed with a *specific* cert, not just one that chains to the same root. However, it's possibly worth checking...

GoodDayToDie said:
So... I actually had a silly little thought about this. Not sure if it'll work for CABs, but it might work for other areas where we need a MS cert.
Anybody read about how the Flame malware was able to spoof a Windows Update package for PCs? It used a cert produced by a Microsoft tool. The tool is supposed to produce certs used for allowing PCs to connect to a Remote Desktop server, but for some reason the certs were also marked to allow code signing and other useful things. These certs also chain back to the Microsoft root certificate (meaning they are trusted as though issued by MS itself).
Now, for WP7 CABs, I don't know that this will work, because the CABs may need to be signed with a *specific* cert, not just one that chains to the same root. However, it's possibly worth checking...
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Don't you think that microsoft has learnt its lesson after Flame? Would be reat though

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Anybody read about how the Flame malware was able to spoof a Windows Update package for PCs?
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Actually (according to Kaspersky Lab report), Flame malware isn't a simple worm/malware by black-hats but kinda "cyber-weapon" written by professionals from some kind of intelligence/security service (with unknown origin). And of course, some of (by unknown origin ) intelligence/security services have enough computer/human power to obtain a MS certs (by brute force attack with supercomputers or by traditional spy methods - I believe these methods are much more effective than computer-based attack).
I don't think this AlvinPhilemon is genius enough to overcome all mathematicians and security experts in the world. Probably he just has no idea what he's talking about (may be he's just discovered ability to push provisioning file via .cab files on the full unlocked handsets ).

Bah... this is why, even though I actually work in the computer security world, I don't like to even mention Flame; it's been hyped through the roof and seems to trigger some kind of "go crazy" circuit in people. Government-created malware has existed for decades, at least. No need to get all excited about it. In security terms, it is infact just a malicious worm written by blackhats (the "malicious" and "blackhat" parts are redundent; malice is how you define a blackhat). They might be "good guy" blackhats, but they're blackhats all the same.
Getting back on topic, did you actually read the rest of what I wrote? It's possible to get Microsoft-trusted certs, ready for code signing, out of a MS tool. On the PC, MS has pushed a patch that breaks the authorization chain those certs were using, so that it no longer looks like things signed by it are signed by MS itself. However, WP7 has received no such update yet. It's a long-shot, but it's a possibility.
EDIT: Agreed that trying to either brute-force the private key or find a hash collision (which apparently the Flame developers did, but they probably used massive computations resources to do it) is impractical for any individual on this forum.

Unlocking...

Can anyone tell me/point me in the right direction for information on general windows phone unlocking, the types, benefits, etc? Coming from Android, you root it and you can do everything you want. I'm reading about different types of unlocking on WP7. What can you do when you unlock it vs. stock? What are the types of unlocking, etc? I don't see a FAQ or anything on it.

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you can visit HTTP://www.windowsphonehacker.com for information on the
"WindowBreak InterOp"
That's what I'm currently running on my device. Basically, I use it to install .xap's that are no longer supported, such as metrotube, or to beta test apps, or download apps that modify particular parts of the OS.
Hope that helps some.

That does help a little, thanks. In Android, thee are different methods of rooting but once it is rooted, the access is the same. Why are there different tools that say you get different functionality once unlocked? It also seems a lot are designed for Samsung, and not HTC but I'm thinking of getting the Radar. Are there any negatives of unlocking via a certain method?

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The easiest way to answer this question is simply, do your reasearch.
The only unlock I've done is the WindowBreak InterOp.
Some Unlocks allow deeper rooting than others.
If I had more time, I'd link some for you.
Sorry pal

Here's some more info on Interop unlock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271963

[Q] interop unlock on lg 7 for other oem market?

hello everybody, I really can't get modding with windows phone, sorry I've been with android so long and now is all different.
So I have a LG 7 with mango, I want to install the nokia market xap. I just can interop-unlock modifying the registry with the mgf app?
Is a reversible operation?
Thank you

Hi, I'm actually the author of the Nokia Market (and Samsung/LG/HTC/Dell marketplace) XAP. You don't really need interop-unlock; normal developer-unlock works fine.
That said, to answer your question directly:
Yes, you can use the MFG app to dev-unlock (and interop-unlock, if you want) your phone. The steps are available on the Dev&Hacking forum, in multiple places including the interop-unlock thread.
The difference between dev-unlock and interop-unlock from your perspective is the MaxUnsignedApp value - if you put it at 10 (the default for a normal dev unlock) you can install up to 10 homebrew apps (XAP files), and they can't use ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES (access high-permissions drivers to break out of the sandbox). If you set it over 300 (most people go for 2,000,000,000 or so) you can install more homebrew apps than you'll ever need to, and they can use ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES (which enables some cool hacks, for example the MultiTaskToggle app linked in my signature - it's still compatible with LG just fine). This is referred to as "interop-unlocking" the phone, and must be done after "dev-unlocking" (which is just tweaking a few other registry values).
The whole thing is completely reversible. You can reverse it using the MFG app again, for example. I think you can reverse it using the Developer Registration tool (part of the WP7 SDK, this is the program normally used to dev-unlock a phone). You can, for the "nuclear" option, reverse it by wiping / hard-resetting the phone.
Hope that helps!

a big thank goes to you

[Q] radios on a schedule

is it possible for someone to make an app which turns on/off radios on a schedule .
such apps were long been found in other mobile Oses

Please keep all questions in the Q&A forum mate, thankyou :good:

anyone? no replies??

We'd have to find a reliable way to turn the radios on or off programmatically at all. One way to do that would be to decompile the relevant Settings app binaries. I'll help write the app if you find the needed APIs...

GoodDayToDie said:
We'd have to find a reliable way to turn the radios on or off programmatically at all. One way to do that would be to decompile the relevant Settings app binaries. I'll help write the app if you find the needed APIs...
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am afraid i cant help u ....
but is there a way to port such similar apps from android or win mobile to wp7?
win mobile apps may be a good starting point, perhaps>

here are 2 links i found regarding win mobile
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=515433
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477919

Running a WinMo app that was so close to the core of the OS is unlikely to work on WP7. However, it's possible that the app's source may reveal how such an app could be re-written on WP7.

GoodDayToDie said:
Running a WinMo app that was so close to the core of the OS is unlikely to work on WP7. However, it's possible that the app's source may reveal how such an app could be re-written on WP7.
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hmm can u do that?
i beleive wp7 is also based on win mobile?

WP7 is not based on WinMo. Both WP7 and WinMo are based on WinCE, but WP7 uses a much newer verion of WinCE than any WinMo version did.
In the unlikely event that I find myself without anything more pressing to do, yes, I can go hunt through the Settings apps and ee what happens when you slide those toggle switches. Right now, though, I don't have the time to spare, and I've got a backlog of projects.

please thank u ...devlop this app please,