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Better explanation of CFG_SYSPROT9
==CFG_SYSPROT9 ==
==CFG_SYSPROT9 ==
CFG_SYSPROT9 is used to permanently disable certain security-sensitive ARM9 memory areas until the next hard reset.
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
! Bit
! Description
|-
| 0
| Disables ARM9 [[Memory_layout|bootrom]](+0x8000) when set to 1. Cannot be cleared to 0 once set to 1.
|-
| 1
| Disables [[OTP_Registers|OTP area]] when set to 1. Cannot be cleared to 0 once set to 1.
|}
On Old 3DS, NATIVE_FIRM reads CFG_SYSPROT9 to know whether it has previously initialized the TWL console-unique keys using the OTP data. After setting the TWL console-unique keys, NATIVE_FIRM sets CFG_SYSPROT9 bit 1 to disable the OTP area. In subsequent FIRM launches prior to the next reset, NATIVE_FIRM will see that the OTP area is disabled, and skip this step.
On New 3DS, the above is instead done by the [[FIRM#New_3DS_FIRM|Kernel9 loader]]. In addition to using the OTP data for initializing the TWL console-unique keys, the Kernel9 loader will generate the decryption key for NATIVE_FIRM. The final keyslot for NATIVE_FIRM is preserved, so that at a non-reset FIRM launch, the keyslot can be reused, since the OTP would then be inaccessible.
It is not possible to set any other bits.
== CFG_SYSPROT11 ==
== CFG_SYSPROT11 ==