How to fit three bugs in 512 bytes of security code

In the spirit of iPod modem hacking, Michael Steil documents how hackers compromised the Xbox security system. Mostly thanks to 512 bytes of rather buggy security code embedded in the Xbox boot ROM:


This is a companion discussion topic for the original blog entry at: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/08/how-to-fit-three-bugs-in-512-bytes-of-security-code.html