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Run on Arcade Machine
Since the arcade is using some version of Windows XP, which does not support SHA256, the generated certification will not work.
To solve this issue, you have to generate a certification using weaker signature algorithm.
For certificate generation, I am using https://certificatetools.com/
Generate Root CA
First generate a root CA, by choosing the Root Certificate Authority.
Under Subject Attributes, set Common Name to "Taito Arcade Machine CA", others are optional and can have any value.
Under CSR options, choose MD5 as hash algorithm, choose Self-Sign type, then input year number.
Submit and download "PKCS#12 Certificate and Key", name the file as root.pfx.
Generate Server Certificate
Then generate server certificate, by choose Web Server as template.
Under Subject Attributes, change Common Name to "GC local server"
Under Subject Alternative Names, add DNS: cert.nesys.jp,data.nesys.jp,nesys.taito.co.jp,fjm170920zero.nesica.net
Under CSR options, choose MD5 as hash algorithm, choose Sign With Certificate Authority 0 (the one just generated), then input year number.
Submit and download "PKCS#12 Certificate and Key", name the file as cert.pfx.
Import certificates to server side
In server side, import the certificates using mmc.exe. You can find a detailed guide at https://www.thesslstore.com/knowledgebase/ssl-install/how-to-import-intermediate-root-certificates-using-mmc/
Before import, first delete any old certificate Named "Taito Arcade Machine CA" or "GC local server" under Personal and "Trusted Root Certification Authorities"
The root certificate goes to "Personal" and "Trusted Root Certification Authorities"
The server certificate goes to "Personal"
Alternate way
Put cert.pfx and root.pfx under BundledCertificates, replace the original files. Then run Import.ps1 as admin
Now start the game, if it says
Certificate CN=GC local server found!
The certificates are imported successfully.
Import to game side
On the machine, first download and install http://outwardtruth.com/tools/win2k3tools/win2k3resourcetoolkit.htm
After that, you will get WinHttpCertCfg.exe in "C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools". Use the following cmd to import root certificate
WinHttpCertCfg -i "path\to\root.pfx" -C LOCAL_MACHINE\Root -a SYSTEM
After that, using IE to install the 2 certificates to MY(Personal) tab
Config host file
In game (machine) side, change the host file, add the following entries
127.0.0.1 cert.nesys.jp
127.0.0.1 data.nesys.jp
127.0.0.1 nesys.taito.co.jp
127.0.0.1 fjm170920zero.nesica.net
You can now try to boot the game, it should be able to connect to the server.
Troubleshooting
Import following to registry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TAITO]
"DisableLocalServer"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TAITO\TYPEX]
"UpdateStep"=dword:00000000
"LogLevel"=dword:00000003
"TrafficCount"=dword:00000002
"ConditionTime"=dword:0000012c
"EventNextTime"=dword:00000384
"LogPath"="D:\\\\system\\\\CmdFile\\\\log"
"NewsPath"="D:\\\\system\\\\DUA\\\\news"
"EventPath"="D:\\\\system\\\\DUA\\\\event"
"Resolution"=dword:00000000
"ScreenVertical"=dword:00000000
"EventModeEnable"=dword:00000000
"CoinCredit"=dword:00000001
"UserSelectEnable"=dword:00000000
"GameResult"=dword:00000000
"IOErrorCoin"=dword:00000000
"IOErrorCredit"=dword:00000000
"GameKind"=dword:0004A2B9
Then boot the game, log files should be under D:\system\CmdFile\log
Open the one named access*.log, where * is the date.
You can find the communication log, if you see any errors other than 404, report at https://github.com/asesidaa/GC-local-server-rewrite or contact me @asesidaa in discord.
Some common errors:
0x00002F8F: Certificate error, either the root certificate is not imported (so not trusted), or the certificate is not correct/not recognized by XP
0x00002F9A: No private key, check if your certificate file is imported with private key.