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Denuvo
Developer(s)Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH
Initial release2014
PlatformMicrosoft Windows
LicenseProprietary software
Websitedenuvo.com

Denuvo Anti-Tamper, or Denuvo, is an anti-tamper technology developed by the Austrian company Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH, a company formed through the management buyout (MBO) of Sony DADC DigitalWorks.

Technology

Early reports suggested that Denuvo Anti-Tamper "continuously encrypts and decrypts itself so that it is impossible to crack."[1] Denuvo Software Solutions has stated that the technology "does not continuously encrypt and decrypt any data on storage media. To do so would be of no benefit in terms of security or performance." The company has not revealed how Denuvo Anti-Tamper works.[2] The Chinese warez group 3DM claimed to have defeated Denuvo Anti-Tamper on December 1, 2014. The group claimed that the technology involves a "64-bit encryption machine" that requires cryptographic keys unique to the specific hardware of each installed system.[3]

Later, in early December, the same group released a crack for the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition, which uses Denuvo Anti-Tamper to protect Electronic Arts' Origin Online Access DRM.[4] But this took almost a month, which is unusually long for PC games.[4] Asked about the development, Denuvo acknowledged that "every protected game eventually gets cracked".[4] Ars Technica noted that most legitimate sales for major games happened within 30 days of release, and so publishers may consider Denuvo a success if it meant a game took significantly longer to be cracked.[5]

In January 2016, 3DM reportedly nearly gave up attempting to crack Just Cause 3, which is protected with Denuvo, due to the difficulties associated with the process.[6] They also warned that due to the current trends in encryption technology, in two years time the cracking of video games may become impossible.[6][7] Denuvo's Thomas Goebl believes that some console only releases may get PC release in future due to this technology.[7] It was announced that 3DM would stop all research on Denuvo Anti-Tamper and stop cracking all single-player games from February 2016 for one whole year, start relying on other crackers and see if the sales have increased in China in one year's time.[8] After a few days, 3DM's founder "Bird Sister" declared that they have a solution to the latest Denuvo version used in Just Cause 3, Rise of the Tomb Raider, FIFA 2016, saying that they never gave up. However, the cracks would not be released officially, rather they have to be obtained by other means.[9][10]

Controversy

Some consumers have alleged that Denuvo Anti-Tamper shortens the lifetime of solid-state drives (SSDs) by writing an excessive amount of data to the drive.[1][11][12][13] Denuvo Software Solutions responded by claiming that "Denuvo Anti-Tamper does not constantly read or write any data to storage media."[2]

List of protected games

Games that are officially acknowledged to use, or reportedly use, Denuvo Anti-Tamper include:

Name Publisher Developer Release Date Source
FIFA 15 Electronic Arts EA Canada 2014-09-23 [3][14]
Lords of the Fallen CI Games CI Games 2014-10-28 [3]
Dragon Age: Inquisition Electronic Arts BioWare 2014-11-18 [15][16]
Battlefield: Hardline Electronic Arts Visceral Games 2015-03-17 [17]
Batman: Arkham Knight Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rocksteady Studios 2015-06-23 [18]
Mad Max Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Avalanche Studios 2015-09-01 [19]
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Konami Kojima Productions 2015-09-01 [19]
FIFA 16 Electronic Arts EA Canada 2015-09-22 [20]
Anno 2205 Ubisoft Blue Byte 2015-11-03 [21][22]
Star Wars Battlefront Electronic Arts EA DICE 2015-11-17 [23]
Just Cause 3 Square Enix Avalanche Studios 2015-12-01 [24]
Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix Crystal Dynamics 2016-01-28 [25]
Unravel Electronic Arts Coldwood Interactive 2016-02-09 [26]
Far Cry Primal Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal 2016-02-23 [27]
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Electronic Arts PopCap Games 2016-02-23 [28]
Hitman Square Enix IO Interactive 2016-03-11 [29]
Need for Speed Electronic Arts Ghost Games 2016-03-15 [30]
ADR1FT 505 Games Three One Zero 2016-03-29 [31]
DOOM Bethesda Softworks id Software 2016-05-13 [32]
Total War: Warhammer SEGA Creative Assembly 2016-05-24 [33]
Mirror's Edge Catalyst Electronic Arts EA Digital Illusions CE 2016-06-07 [34]
Homefront: The Revolution Deep Silver Dambuster Studios 2016-05-17 [35]

References

  1. ^ a b Kalra, Karan (November 18, 2014). "How The New DRM Denuvo Might Be Damaging Your SSD [Update]". ASidCast. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Denuvo". www.denuvo.com. Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Denuvo DRM has been cracked - PC Invasion". Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  4. ^ a b c Purchese, Robert. "Don't call it DRM: what's Denuvo Anti-Tamper?". Eurogamer. Eurogamer.
  5. ^ Orland, Kyle (Jan 7, 2016). "Major piracy group warns games may be crack-proof in two years". Ars Technica. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b Owen S. Good (9 January 2016). "Piracy group nearly gives up on cracking Just Cause 3, warns of bleak future". www.polygon.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b Robert Purchese (8 January 2016). "Finally, tide turns in war with PC game crackers". www.eurogamer.net. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ^ "3DM：新年开始不再破解单机游戏，汉化仍继续". 2016-02-05 (in Chinese). IT之家. 2016-02-06.
  9. ^ "3DM's founder "Bird Sister" Response" (in Chinese). Sina Weibo. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  10. ^ "外媒称3DM因技术难题暂停破解 创始人回应" (in Chinese). Sohu. 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  11. ^ Gründken, Benjamin. "Dragon Age: Inquisition — Meldungen um SSDs zerstörenden Denuvo-Kopierschutz verunsichern Spieler, viel Lärm um nichts?". PCGamesHardware.de. PCGamesHardware.
  12. ^ Nguyen, The-Khoa. "Zerstört neuer Denuvo-Kopierschutz SSD-Laufwerke?". PC Magazin. PC Magazin.
  13. ^ "Denuvo-Kopierschutz zerstört gerüchteweise SSD-Laufwerke". Gulli.com. Gulli.
  14. ^ "New DRM By Denuvo Challenges Game Crackers". megagames.com. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  15. ^ Judge, Mark. "Dragon Age Inquisition uses the impressive Denuvo DRM". LoadTheGame. LoadTheGame.
  16. ^ Papadopoulos, John. "Dragon Age: Inquisition Uses Denuvo's DRM, Same Protection Used In Lords of the Fallen & FIFA 15". Dark Side of Gaming. Dark Side of Gaming.
  17. ^ "The PC version of this Software uses Origin Online Activation and Sony DADC Austria AG’s Denuvo content protection technology" Battlefield Hardline EULA.
  18. ^ Shahid, Furqan. "PC Version of Batman Arkham Knight Uses Denuvo". TechJeep. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  19. ^ a b Papadopoulos, John. "Mad Max & Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Are Both Powered By Denuvo Anti-Tamper Tech". DSOGaming. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  20. ^ "Chinese game cracking group: 'Denuvo copy protection uncrackable within 2 years' - Myce.com". Myce.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  21. ^ "THE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (“DRM SOFTWARE”) AND DENUVO ANTI-TAMPER PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY (“ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY”)" Anno 2205 Primal EULA.
  22. ^ Game was originally released without Denuvo protection. The March update added Denuvo
  23. ^ "The PC version of this Software uses Origin Online Activation and Sony DADC Austria AG’s Denuvo content protection technology" Star Wars Battlefront EULA.
  24. ^ "EULA". Square Enix. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  25. ^ "Far Cry: Primal & Rise of the Tomb Raider Will Be Protected By The Denuvo Anti-Tamper Tech" Far Cry: Primal & Rise of the Tomb Raider Will Be Protected By The Denuvo Anti-Tamper Tech
  26. ^ Klepek, Patrick (February 17, 2016). "The Anti-Piracy Tech That's Giving Hackers Fits". Kotaku. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  27. ^ "THE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (“DRM SOFTWARE”) AND DENUVO ANTI-TAMPER PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY (“ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY”)" Far Cry Primal EULA.
  28. ^ "ELECTRONIC ARTS SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES GARDEN WARFARE 2" (PDF). Electronic Arts. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  29. ^ "HITMAN (2016) BETA TRIAL AGREEMENT". Steam. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  30. ^ Need For Speed EULA. "THE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ("DRM SOFTWARE") AND DENUVO ANTI-TAMPER PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY ("ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY"" (PDF).
  31. ^ Scanning EXE File ADR1FT Game. "scanning EXE File ADR1FT Game with ProtectioId675,that show,Game use Denuvo".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ Scanning EXE File DOOM. ""scanning EXE File DOOM Game with ProtectioId675,that show,Game use Denuvo."".
  33. ^ "END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT". SEGA. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  34. ^ "Mirror's Edge Catalyst - Terms & Conditions" (PDF). Electronic Arts. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  35. ^ "Homefront: The Revolution offline activation page". Retrieved May 17, 2016.

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