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Some info on the MY2010 security lockout issue:

On Bosch EDC17 and MED17 ECUs

We've had many people asking why we need to open the ECU's of the later cars brought to us, and what is this "tuning protection" many companies are talking about. Here's a brief explanation of it. "Tuning Protection" for the Infineon TriCore TC-series processors (Bosch MED17/EDC17) On the CR TDI and 1.8/2.0 Turbo Petrol engines with the latest Bosch ECU generation (MED17 for the petrols, EDC17 for the diesels, I'll just refer them to MEDC17 from now on...), Bosch has implemented some new security measures to protect against aftermarket reprogramming of the engine control unit calibration data. Bosch originally started to use various checksums in the late 80's to verify the data integrity of the engine control unit memory content. Originally this was just a simple additive checksum, where you count the sum of all bytes in the file, and store the value in one place. Later on, it was also used to protect the data from unauthorised modifications (thats us...). For example, ME7.5 ECU (1.8 Turbo) contains about 70 different checksum blocks, and the result values are filtered through various functions to have a secure method of verifying data integrity. At around the same time, Bosch started using access control on the outside ECU reprogramming (that is what we call the OBD flashing nowadays). It's usually a normal challenge-response scheme with a seed-key algorithm. Of course, the chiptuning industry kept on and solved these functions to have methods of correcting the checksums, and to have OBD programming capability of these ECUs. About 7-8 years ago, Bosch started using RSA signatures to control the ECU contents. Early on, just a 256bit RSA, then 512bit RSA, and nowadays, on these new ECUs, its a hash from a 1024Bit RSA signature. Something thats virtually un-crackable with traditional brute force methods. Since these keys are yet to be solved, tuners have had to find other ways of programming the ECUs. When the MEDC17 ECU family was released, a backdoor was found in the programming algorithm. Originally this hash was checked only after certain conditions were met. If they are not met, it was not checked. So the programming method made sure that was the case every time they programmed the ECU. This "Tuning Protection", as it is commonly called, just means that this backdoor has been sealed, and the ECU always checks the hash validity after every OBD programming attempt. If this is not valid, it sets a flag in the memory that prevents the car from starting. Our tools can detect this function just by reading the ECU via OBD. Many others, including some big brand names, have problems with cars not starting after writing. That is why, for now, on these protected ECU's, we need to open the ECU to use a processor function built in the TC17xx-series processors, which allows us to boot and reset the ECU at any given moment from pins on the motherboard. This way the ECU does not detect it as being an OBD programming attempt, and skips the hash validity check. At this time, there are no tuning companies who can bypass this security check and if an ECU has "Tuning Protection" then it will need to be programmed by taking the ECU out and opening it. Some call it "bench flash", some say they "install a probe", but this is how it is done by ALL tuners who are offering remaps on "protected" MEDC17 ECUs.


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The VW Audi Group has updated the ECU security from 2010 model year vehicles with MED17 and EDC17 ECUs e.g. cars like the Audi B8. This is an enhanced version of ECU security that has been incorporated in Bosch ECU’s since the launch of EDC16, but has only now been fully activated. It is not currently possible to override this security lock by communicating with the ECU via the OBD2 port. Therefore these late model vehicles cannot currently be remapped the standard way by flashing an aftermarket file through the OBD2 Port.

The security exists in the form of unbreakable digital signature which is required to “match” at the time of the remap. If the ECU requests the digital signature and the remap does not contain a “matching” digital signature the ECU will default to an unusable mode.

Revo Technik is proud to announce the launch of the new SPX and Crypt-X software. The new specially developed hardware and software allows Revo Dealers to unlock the ECU and flash through the OBDII port.
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Nice!

Will come visit your for some Revo juice for my A4 before the end of the year!
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I'm guessing the ecu will have to be pulled to flash it the 1st time?
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Awesum wrote:I'm guessing the ecu will have to be pulled to flash it the 1st time?
Yup, Bench flash
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Does this mean you can flash your S4? :cool:
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That is correct sir.
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Nice one so wen is the S4 getting some Revo powa.
Or are they still working on the map :hi:
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nits wrote:Nice one so wen is the S4 getting some Revo powa.
Or are they still working on the map :hi:
Patience papa :lol:
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Rabbit222 wrote:
nits wrote:Nice one so wen is the S4 getting some Revo powa.
Or are they still working on the map :hi:
Patience papa :lol:
We have been patient enough...boost the t!ts off that thing already :evil:
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Fantastic security solution!

I read it includes a remap. What price are we looking?
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First post updated.
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old topic , I have a question tho....

with this security lockout in place, how are FRC etc doing remaps? I took my Scirocco to APR (justin) and he advised me of this, but then I spoke to FRC and they did the remap on my car. Whats the real deal. If you feel that this might be controversial to put up on the forum , pls feel free to pm!


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Flash_Gti wrote:old topic , I have a question tho....

with this security lockout in place, how are FRC etc doing remaps? I took my Scirocco to APR (justin) and he advised me of this, but then I spoke to FRC and they did the remap on my car. Whats the real deal. If you feel that this might be controversial to put up on the forum , pls feel free to pm!


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This issue has mostly affected the Audi B8 chassis and recently we encountered a Tiguan as well. All the Rocs and Mk6 GTIs we have done have been via the OBDII port so no issues yet.
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Do you guys have a map for the tiguans? 2011 model? Also, can you flash it the old fasioned way or with this new bench flash?
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Bench flash on the 2011
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Rabbit222 wrote:Bench flash on the 2011
What will the price be for this?
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