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Re: Seeking more info on: Devastating mobile attack under spotlight
From: "Roy M. Silvernail" <roy () rant-central com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:46:12 -0500
Nicolas RUFF wrote:
- "Over The Air" (OTA) update of Java applets is possible. There is a "secret" password which for some manufacturers is the same across the whole product line. http://www.gemplus.com/techno/ota/
I take two points from that page. First, the SIM is fully manipulable through the OTA interface. Second, all the "security" in the system is concentrated in the OTA Gateway, vis: "In this step the OTA Gateway is also responsible for the integrity and security of the process." This implies that the handsets do little or nothing to contribute to security. If you can spoof the gateway... -- Roy M. Silvernail is roy () rant-central com, and you're not "It's just this little chromium switch, here." - TFT CRM114->procmail->/dev/null->bliss http://www.rant-central.com _______________________________________________ Dailydave mailing list Dailydave () lists immunitysec com http://lists.immunitysec.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave
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