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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>About firmware protection</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/122460/about-firmware-protection</link><description>I have read info somewhere which said there is method to crack the protection just by setting UICR APPPROTECT register. 
 I want to know if Nordic has upgraded the protection solution, or developer can use some method in his firmware? 
 My goal is to</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:06:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/122460/about-firmware-protection" /><item><title>RE: About firmware protection</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/540486?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:06:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:49b32471-e339-4ce1-9ed3-33db69b99659</guid><dc:creator>SwRa</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
[quote user="OldXiao"],I can rely on NRF52 SDK S140, is that right?[/quote]
&lt;p&gt;Yes, y&lt;span&gt;ou can use the nRF5 SDK with S140. You can also use the nRF Connect SDK. Both SDKs support the improved protection features, provided your hardware is a newer revision.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;As for the example, do you mean an example to study the APPROTECT feature.? In that case,&amp;nbsp;there is no specific &amp;quot;example project&amp;quot; solely for APPROTECT, but the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/working-with-the-nrf52-series-improved-approtect" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Nordic blog post on improved APPROTECT&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;provides code snippets and step-by-step instructions for both nRF5 SDK and nRF Connect SDK.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regards,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Swathy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: About firmware protection</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/540405?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:21:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:6b55d217-aca6-4111-bf43-a7f1b75de6cc</guid><dc:creator>OldXiao</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you so much.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So,NRF52840 has been fixed,I can rely on NRF52 SDK S140, is that right?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Which example can I study?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: About firmware protection</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/540327?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:07:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:5af462a8-5aa4-47cd-81d0-b32b172c1cc4</guid><dc:creator>SwRa</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;For newer revisions (rev 3 and above), APPROTECT is enabled by default in the hardware, and unlocking the device for debugging requires an ERASEALL, which also erases the code. You could go through this blog:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/working-with-the-nrf52-series-improved-approtect"&gt;Working with the nRF52 Series&amp;#39; improved APPROTECT&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; There is also this ticket that you can take a look at:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/113821/approtect-mechanisms-on-nrf52840"&gt;Approtect mechanisms on nrf52840&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Best Regards,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Swathy&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>