Cracking GSM encryption as a web service
Radar reports on a low entry barrier solution for cracking the older GSM encryption that will be available in near-real-time as a web service powered by a 68-FPGA machine. Together with USRP/GNU Radio SDR on a $700 open source HW platform it allows for building relatively inexpensive GSM scanners. A5/3 is a new ciphering algorithm [...]