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Silicon.fr reporting GSM crypto broken
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  • Subject: Silicon.fr reporting GSM crypto broken
  • From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ross Anderson)
  • Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 14:42:51 +0100
  • In-reply-to: Message from Brian Beesley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> of "Thu, 04 Sep 2003 12:42:13 -0000." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> This fix could be done at the base stations

No, it can't. The attacker uses a false base station over which he
has full control.

Well-behaved base stations aren't a problem, even with the current
protocols

Ross
 
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