If it comes to it, sometimes you just want to deny the use of your PSP to other people entirely. The reason might be any of the following: you're afraid they might mess with something with ill effect, or you're trying to *ahem* hide something in the PSP, or you just hate the guy who constantly borrows your PSP. Well, Propel (now goes by Access_Denied) brings his PSPassword Protect to v2 status, implementing a host of changes to lock your PSP down like Fort Knox.

And since one of the changes includes a Password editor, we can safely say that all those complaints about not being able to change the password to something only YOU know should go out the window.

The full changelog, with some warnings we decided to embolden and reddify to get the point across:

• Added Support for Custom Password
• Warning, there is no way to recover your lost password, don't forget it
• Added a config file editor - Edit config on your PSP anytime
• Added a password editor - Can be any 4 digit combination
• Added option to remove custom firmware in recovery mode
• Strengthened security by hiding the password in the hex bytes of an unknown file

This improved security package comes complete with a Readme file that includes all necessary instructions, so that our Comments section will not be resplendent with the woeful tales of people who have bricked their PSPs because they did not Read The You-Know-What Manual. As Propel/Access_Denied himself puts it,

**WARNING** I am not responsible for ANY damages to your PSP. This program writes to the flash and has the potential to render your PSP useless. Use at YOUR OWN RISK.

Enough said.

Download: [PSPassword Protect v2]

After releasing science-based homebrews PSPeriodic and its TIFF version, homebrew applications developer, Propel, came forward yet again with a rather sensitive release. The Illinois-based developer just produced a password protection program for the PSP. This application locks the PSP when booting from a cold boot. While everything was coded by Propel, PSPassword Protect uses Dark_Alex's custom firmware to run.

Before loading this application to your handhelds, we here at QJ and Propel have a couple of reminders for you guys. First, remove any other custom firmware in your PSPs as this program, as we have said, uses a specific custom firmware. And by the way, full functionality can only be enjoyed when using a 1.5.

Moving on, run the three flashers that are included in the download. While you can delete them after use, try to keep the config file flasher as it may prove to be useful later on. The universal password is 8314. Also, be informed that the new config.txt must be in the memory stick root.

Remember, PSPassword Protect writes to the flash of your PSP and has the potential to brick it. Use it with proper care. If you are not familiar with this stuff, we strongly suggest that you catch on with your readings first through our previous posts. While Propel mentioned that he's tried this app on his PSP, he claims that there is still a chance something unfortunate could happen.

Download: [PSPassword Protect]
Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]