Help:Contents/Finding Content/Game Engines/Unreal Engine 4/AES Keys
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AES Keys
Some games' data are AES encrypted, and finding the decryption keys will require some digging. If the game is more than one month old, chances are they have been dumped already. Searching "(game name) AES Key" in a search engine is usually enough to find this.
If you're extracting from/datamining Fortnite, there is a repository containing its decryption keys on GitHub, which can be found here.
How to Find AES Keys
Windows
Method 1
- Download Mickey1s' AES Finder 0.9f.
- Place "xxxx-Shipping.exe" (found on the "\Binaries\Win64" folder within the game directory) in the same folder with AES_finder.exe.
- Run AES_finder.exe and wait around 15-30 seconds (depends on your processor and the game).
- Key.txt should appear in the same folder.
Method 2
- Download GHFear's AES Key Finder
- Place "xxxx-Shipping.exe" (found on the "\Binaries\Win64" folder within the game directory) into the folder.
- Run the "Find 256-bit UE4 AES Key.bat" script
- Several folders with multiple long-named files will be created.
- Try with as many keys until you find the right one.
Notes
Sometimes the "xxxx-Shipping.exe" file might be protected with SteamStub/Steam DRM Restrictions preventing either program to find the key, in order to remove it is necessary to run the executable through atom0s' Steamless first, which will create a DRM-less copy of the executable that the AES key can be extracted from.
