Solving the Authentication Key Problem

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Hi everyone!

DISCLAIMER
I have no f* idea of what this does, or if it's legal, common, natural, whatever wherever you live. So if this does magic or can't be posted, tell me so i know .
So IF VERIZON blames you for entering there... i don't care. My relationship with V ends when the logo goes off, but your case may be normal usage... or so.


WARNING!! As stated by some users, this may affect/disable your calling and messaging capabilities. You have been prevented, test this only if you'r curious under your OWN RESPONSABILITY.

This is a summary of the issues and solving procedure from Zero2duo (thanks ):

calls out to ppl, i hear this "welcome to verizon, but we're sorry, we cannot authenticate your phone right now".

calls coming in, ppl calling go straight to voicemail...and i get a miss call on my end

just had a 20-30 min chat with verizon....got it sorted out, phone works again

turns out there system saw my old and new phones "active", so system was like "this phone number shows up twice" and then just put a block on the number

after the guy refreshed the system, phone works again

Intro

As i could read many times, there is a submenu inside the ##PROGRAMNITT menu from the phone called "AUTHENTICATION KEY".

Ok,so you need some code that you dont have hum....let's play a bit.
note: this does nothing and doesn't let you hack the device or make coffee for you, it's a crappy result.

Mmm well, to start, you need a *unknown* length password, which you don't know, and also other values that you can't get from the phone itself, but you can fetch with tools. The download list goes as:

- RevSkills
- A-Key Calculator (http://www.superbank.ru/sms/)
- From the old times, the QualcommDIAG (old driver) or the SPST usb driver, so we get a COM port for the device. Both can be found on the forum itself. The best option is the bitpim guide, so you can know how to set the com port and yak yak yak.

Walkthrough

- Enter the ##PROGRAMNITT submenu and then activate the serial class mode within the "OTHER" submenu.
- Plug the kin
- Open revskills and set the port dropdown menu with your current phone com port (probably COM3)
- Go to the tab on this image, and press the "Read" button:



Write the ESN value (red square) / keep this window open.

- Open the A-key calculator, and input (write as is) the ESN value on the textbox (Note that it's a 8 hex char value, so put 0's on the left if doesnt). The right value will be updated while you type your ESN.
The result looks like this:


- Enter the "AUTHENTICATION KEY" submenu and type the updated value from A-key calculator & press "OK" button.

- Enjoy the... well does nothing for me so... who knows what's this for? unlocking the kin?

Note that i shadowed my values for security reasons... for the verizon customer, i guess, i dont use any of them :P.

Looks interesting. From what you've explained, you are not on a Verizon network (out of the country) and do not have an activated phone, correct?

I'm going to play with this later tonight, unless someone else beats me to it and convinces me not to.

Originally Posted by klamation

From what you've explained, you are not on a Verizon network (out of the country) and do not have an activated phone, correct?

Outta the verizon network, outta the country. I'm from Europe. That's why i got some delay on the posts... rofl.

I knew i couldnt use it, I just bought the first kin for the lulz. I thought i was going to be able to hack it through IE bugs... meh, life shows you that things are not always as expected....

Anyone tested this yet on the Verizon Network? I know it sounds dangerous but it's worth a try. I believe I've bricked mine so I'll attempt it when I get it back to a serviceable state.

Here's to hoping.

Originally Posted by Heratiki

Anyone tested this yet on the Verizon Network? I know it sounds dangerous but it's worth a try. I believe I've bricked mine so I'll attempt it when I get it back to a serviceable state.

Here's to hoping.

Was gonna try it until you reminded me of a brick possibility. Eh, my kin is only 2 weeks old, I'll try it tonight.

Eh, no brick here. I tried it on my 2m. Calculated the hex key, entered it into the phone, it said stored and that it required a reboot. I exited the ##programnitt menu, then phone rebooted.

Nothing appears different. Bitpim still has access to the same folders.

On a side note, RevSkills is a crazy program! John, have you used any of these other tools? on a kin or other phone?

Originally Posted by GrandSportX

Eh, no brick here. I tried it on my 2m. Calculated the hex key, entered it into the phone, it said stored and that it required a reboot. I exited the ##programnitt menu, then phone rebooted.

Nothing appears different. Bitpim still has access to the same folders.

On a side note, RevSkills is a crazy program! John, have you used any of these other tools? on a kin or other phone?

seconded, just got my authentication key and entered it, and phone still works. Now if only it actually triggered/done something in our favor.

Originally Posted by GrandSportX

On a side note, RevSkills is a crazy program! John, have you used any of these other tools? on a kin or other phone?

I tested all the tools, all the programs i could run on a virtual and normal machine long time before developping KinO.

"Nothing to see here" is always the answer. The phone memory couldnt be readed with this programs, and nothing access the phone, apart the cdma data, which is like meh for me (no cdma usage for the settings). As even SPST uses MTP driver for firmware (not the COM port driver), i guess all feasible with com ports is just cdma settings.

Also you can write something that mess your phone and that things....

Maybe other users from this forum (whole xda) know what's this for in cdma phones. I got any comunications knowledge, apart the network software needed for me.

me= noob post

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heyyo so i tried this but rev skills keeps crashing when i tell it to read ( i set it com3 which is where bitpim and my compy say the phone is) and sad face taht it doesnt change anything has anyone looked at the logs after entering the key?

edit nm my compy worked the kin screen needs to be on