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SS7, to summarize charitably, was built assuming trust exists. Some of the vulnerabilites aren't vunerabilities, they're features!
by zinekeller 2y ago
SS7, to summarize charitably, was built assuming trust exists. Some of the vulnerabilites aren't vunerabilities, they're features!
- thephyber 2y agoDo you believe this statement refutes my claim that SS7 was badly designed?
- DrillShopper 2y agoYes, given the SS7 design started in the 1970s when telecommunications was either the purview of a government agency or a state granted monopoly (depending on where you were in the world. in which case it is perfectly rational to assume that your counterparties are trusted.