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David Houlton (Independent Network Security Researcher)

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Presentation Title: Cracking the GSM A5/1 Encryption in Seconds
Presentation Details:

This talk is about GSM security. We will explain the security, technology and protocols of a GSM network. We will further present a solution to build a GSM scanner for 900 USD. The second part of the talk reveals a practical solution to crack the GSM encryption A5/1. We are hoping to give a practical demonstration of decrypting a GSM conversation.

Presentation Outline

a) Who we are
b) What we do

1) GSM
a) GSM Network Overview
b) Basestations, switches, databases, cells, …
c) Mobile Phone Technology

2) Receiving GSM signals
a) Nokia 3310
b) USRP / Gnu Radio
c) others (tsm30, omap, …)

3) Security in GSM

4) Cracking A5/1
a) Different approaches
b) TMTO attacks
c) The A5Buster

5) Threats & Future

http://wiki.thc.org/gsm

About David

David Hulton has been hacking with wireless and embedded devices for the past 5 years and actively involved in the security industry for 10. After helping start and run various security meetings and ToorCon back in the late 90’s, he switched focus and became credited with designing open source tools such as bsd-airtools, doing extensive security research with Wireless, Smart Cards, GSM, and most recently with revolutionary high-speed crypto cracking applications for FPGAs.

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