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Universal SafetyNet Fix
This is a universal fix for SafetyNet on devices with hardware-backed attestation and unlocked bootloaders (or custom verified boot keys). It defeats both hardware attestation and the SafetyNet CTS profile updates released on January 12, 2021. The only requirement is that you can pass basic attestation, which requires a valid combination of device and model names, build fingerprints, and security patch levels. MagiskHide is required as a result.
Passing basic attestation is out-of-scope for this module; this module is meant to defy hardware attestation, as well as reported "basic" attestation that actually uses hardware under-the-hood. Use MagiskHide Props Config to spoof your CTS profile if you have trouble passing basic attestation. This is a common issue on old devices and custom ROMs.
Android versions 7–12 are supported, including OEM skins such as Samsung One UI and MIUI. This is a Riru module, so Riru must be installed in order for it to work.
Installation
Download and install the latest release from GitHub Releases. The module must be installed using Magisk Manager, not TWRP or any other custom recovery.
Always make sure you have the latest version of the module installed before reporting any issues.
How does it work?
Google Play Services opportunistically uses hardware-backed attestation to enforce SafetyNet security (since January 12, 2021), and enforces its usage based on the device model name (since September 2, 2021).
This module uses Riru to inject code into the Google Play Services process and then register a fake keystore provider that overrides the real one. When Play Services attempts to use key attestation, it throws an exception and pretends that the device lacks support for key attestation. This causes SafetyNet to fall back to basic attestation, which is much weaker and can be bypassed with existing methods.
However, blocking key attestation alone does not suffice because basic attestation fails on devices that are known by Google to support hardware-backed attestation. This module bypasses the check by appending a space character to the device model name. This has minimal impact on UX when only applied to Google Play Services, but it's sufficient for bypassing enforcement of hardware-backed attestation.
Unlike many other approaches, this doesn't break other features because key attestation is only blocked for Google Play Services, and even within Play Services, it is only blocked for SafetyNet code. As a result, other attestation-based features (such as using the device as a security key) will still work.
ROM integration
Ideally, this workaround should be incorporated in custom ROMs instead of injecting code with a Magisk module. Please note that the following patches have not been updated for the new September 2 changes yet.
Commits for the system framework version of the workaround:
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