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The value of this attack isn't breaking into the terminal itself, but that it allows the end user to modify the control channel to the satellite. It allows inte

The value of this attack isn't breaking into the terminal itself, but that it allows the end user to modify the control channel to the satellite. It allows internal inspection of the protocols, authentication, data formats, etc between the terminal and the satellite itself. I assume that the actual received and transmitted packets from the terminal are encrypted so "outside in" inspection is very very difficult.

c7DJTLrn 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerckhoffs%27s_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerckhoffs%27s_principle
londons_explore 4y ago
These are all things I would expect to have access to if I had purchased the dish. This hack just gives the user access to what they should always have had access to.
- jpoesen 4y ago
  If you expect all commercial hardware you buy to be open hardware, you're in for a frustrating ride.
  - IshKebab 4y ago
    I think he meant what he would like to happen not when he predicts will happen. "I expect you to behave yourself" not "I expect that you will behave yourself".