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“researchers aren't revealing which port they targeted on the 737, nor are they releasing some details of how their hacking device is able to spoof commands to

by kotaKat 2mo ago

“researchers aren't revealing which port they targeted on the 737, nor are they releasing some details of how their hacking device is able to spoof commands to the plane's computers” Bro. You put “429 interceptor” on the PCB. You’re just fucking on the ARINC 429 bus. Also, this exists as a commercial product (in some ways): https://www.astronics.com/wireless-electronic-flight-bags-webfb https://www.astronics.com/wireless-electronic-flight-bags-we... There's already a dongle on the market hooked in some 737s that gives you WiFi access to the 429 and 717 busses through the same port... EDIT (again): Oh come on, the paper says they went into the Open Maintenance Connector through the E&E bay through the nose gear. C'moooon. Double-triple edit: Also - ARINC 429 is kinda fun. You can do things like take old glass cockpit hardware and work it into your flight simulator by just feeding the cockpit hardware simulated 429 messages over the wire from your flight sim. Here's some 737 instruments being driven from FSX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtTJiU-vArs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtTJiU-vArs

rramadass 2mo ago
For folks who might be interested to know more; ARINC defines a series of standards for Avionics Systems and Communications - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC ARINC 429 is the most widely used data bus standard for aviation. Electrical and data format characteristics are defined for a two-wire serial bus with one transmitter and up to 20 receivers. The bus is capable of operating at a speed of 100 kbit/s. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC_429 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC_429
kotaKat 2mo ago
PS: HN, I'm really fucking getting tired of being punted to the absolute bottom of every fucking post, even when I post actually decent fucking content for once. Parent comment at +5 points and it's parked all the way at the dead bottom next to the greys. I get locked out for over a month with a half-ass "sorry, your account was flagged as spammy" excuse from dang and then still get punted into the bottom as if I'm too spammy.

by kotaKat 2mo ago

rramadass 2mo ago

For folks who might be interested to know more; ARINC defines a series of standards for Avionics Systems and Communications - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC ARINC 429 is the most widely used data bus standard for aviation. Electrical and data format characteristics are defined for a two-wire serial bus with one transmitter and up to 20 receivers. The bus is capable of operating at a speed of 100 kbit/s. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC_429 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC_429

kotaKat 2mo ago

PS: HN, I'm really fucking getting tired of being punted to the absolute bottom of every fucking post, even when I post actually decent fucking content for once. Parent comment at +5 points and it's parked all the way at the dead bottom next to the greys. I get locked out for over a month with a half-ass "sorry, your account was flagged as spammy" excuse from dang and then still get punted into the bottom as if I'm too spammy.