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@Kolanaki BIOS is software that can be rebuild. It's always better to use the original firmware and BIOS for maximum compatibility. The Wii keys on the other hand are not software you can rebuild. These are key codes to unlock a protection, something like a serial key. So the situation is much different from the Bleem thing.
Would another key work? My guess is no because we're dealing with encryption and not hashing. With hashing you can theoretically find multiple inputs that make the same output. Also I have no idea how many bits the key is. It can easily go from a "get a community driven distributed computing event to crack it" to "have you heard the one about monkeys and Shakespeare?"
@thingsiplay They would have to know the encryption algorithm to emulate it in the first place, wouldn't they? Couldn't you just... Not emulate that part or use it to figure out how to break it easier?
@Kolanaki Cracking encryption is considered illegal I think. The only safe way I see is by providing keys to unlock, without breaking the lock. But I don't know enough about this material and just speculate around it.