rhish777, the ps3 os will check the .rifs for autenticity (if the ecdsa sig is valid or not)...if is valid the game will work, if not then you will be directed to the psn store to buy it...
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p.s. reactpsn works on CFW only because vsh.self is patched to bypass the ecdsa checks for act.dat and the .rifs...with a genuine vsh.self the ps3 os simply delete the act.dat/.rif if its ecdsa sig fails...
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