John Deere Payload File
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The '''John Deere Payload File''' is used in configuration and diagnostics for John Deere tractors, and is controversially proprietary and encrypted, accessible only to authorized personnel. This has come under fire by people who feel that owning one of the tractors should give them the right to maintain, reconfigure, and diagnose it themselves. Some unauthorized utilities have been developed to do this, running afoul of U.S. copyright law and its draconian anti-circumvention provisions. (The Ukranians have done much of this hacking, since they are out of reach of U.S. law enforcement.) Some attempts have been made at the state level to get laws passed which guarantee tractor-owners' rights in this area. | The '''John Deere Payload File''' is used in configuration and diagnostics for John Deere tractors, and is controversially proprietary and encrypted, accessible only to authorized personnel. This has come under fire by people who feel that owning one of the tractors should give them the right to maintain, reconfigure, and diagnose it themselves. Some unauthorized utilities have been developed to do this, running afoul of U.S. copyright law and its draconian anti-circumvention provisions. (The Ukranians have done much of this hacking, since they are out of reach of U.S. law enforcement.) Some attempts have been made at the state level to get laws passed which guarantee tractor-owners' rights in this area. | ||
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| + | It's been [https://www.itnews.com.au/news/oh-deere-aussie-researcher-roots-tractor-control-system-584004 found] that it's possible to "hack" a John Deere tractor by simply putting an empty text file named <code>dealerAuth.txt</code> on it; this grants dealer-level access. | ||
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Revision as of 20:45, 16 August 2022
The John Deere Payload File is used in configuration and diagnostics for John Deere tractors, and is controversially proprietary and encrypted, accessible only to authorized personnel. This has come under fire by people who feel that owning one of the tractors should give them the right to maintain, reconfigure, and diagnose it themselves. Some unauthorized utilities have been developed to do this, running afoul of U.S. copyright law and its draconian anti-circumvention provisions. (The Ukranians have done much of this hacking, since they are out of reach of U.S. law enforcement.) Some attempts have been made at the state level to get laws passed which guarantee tractor-owners' rights in this area.
It's been found that it's possible to "hack" a John Deere tractor by simply putting an empty text file named dealerAuth.txt on it; this grants dealer-level access.
