Open Source Attempt To Crack GSM Encryption

Lexta writes with an interesting tidbit from IEEE Spectrum: "'Karsten Nohl, chief research scientist with H4RDW4RE, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based security research firm, is mounting what could be the most ambitious attempt yet to compromise the GSM phone system.' The intended approach is to create an open source project to spread the computation of a giant look-up table across more than 80 machines. Interestingly, they've openly stated that nVidia's CUDA technology will be used to execute parallel elements of the problem on GPUs as well."

Wheew

[DaHat]

Makes me glad I use CDMA ;)

Hackers Sell Out

[SuperKendall]

Interestingly, they've openly stated that nVidia's CUDA technology will be used to execute parallel elements of the problem on GPUs as well.

Wow, even hacking is branded these days.

I look forward to the Pepsi Challenge being revised to an RSA cracking contest.

Big deal

[Rob Kaper]

Big deal. No one still uses their cellphone to make calls anyway.

Re:Oh my gosh

[royallthefourth]

Not even when it's set to vibrate?

Re:Incorrect time estimate? BOINC?

[baffler86]

This should definitely be done on public school computers. Free computing to the user and a tried and true method of distributed computing.

Re:A big book

[Arthur Grumbine]

All right, Mr. van Oorschot, we get it. You want us all to read your work and accept the fact that your associate was a dick.

Re:donate

[Arthur Grumbine]

Link to the project web-site: http://wiki.thc.org/gsm [thc.org]

Inexplicably, that link makes me think of weed and sex. I expect a high turnout of volunteers at the college level.