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Originally Posted by knc1
All package files with the name format of: update_*.bin have a cryptographic signature attached.
The signature uses public key (key pairs, public and private) encryption.
The Kindles only have the public key, the update_*.bin files are created with the private key.
You can read all the gory details in "KindleTool".
That utility is able to package and un-package the update_*.bin files, both Amazon and Mobileread.
Of course, Amazon does not provide us with their private key so we have to use our own key-pair.
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Copy that.
But how does that relate to the "flashing" that the stock firmware is said to be doing
on each boot?