# ExCrypt: reconstructing Xbox 360 XeCrypt functions

> ExCrypt reconstructs Xbox 360 XeCrypt functions as a C and C++ replacement for use with existing console code and data. It aims to match externally visible state and return values for functions exported by the kernel or used during boot and in games or apps.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Binary
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/emoose/ExCrypt>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/emoose/ExCrypt/blob/088094585aee1694cdeef9a9330d29d14aef9203/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/excrypt-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/excrypt-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/excrypt-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Targets x86 and x64 hosts and expects big-endian Xbox 360 data.
- **Scope:** Function coverage follows the project's implementation status list.
- **License:** Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/emoose/ExCrypt/blob/088094585aee1694cdeef9a9330d29d14aef9203/README.md>

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