Cryptography Reference
In-Depth Information
wcf.txt
Description of adventurous malfunctions in
securing the PINs of ATMs in Great Britain (by
Anderson). Must read!
enigma directory:
Nine text files about the history of the Enigma;
must read:
hinsley.txt
(copy of a seminar by Sir
Harry Hinsley on the impact of the Enigma on
World War II, dated October 19, 1993. Hinsley
is the official historian on the work of the
British intelligence agency in World War II).
gsm directory:
gsm secur.txt
Detailed technical description of the
functionality of GSM telephones, and
authentication and encryption methods (see also
algor/A5
directory.
Source:
www.l0pht.com/
∼
drwho/cell/gsm/
gsm-secur/gsm-secur.html.
gsm press.txt
Press release of SDA (Smartcard Developers
Association) dated April 13, 1998, on cloned
GSM phones and security flaws (see
Section 6.1.3).
gsm faq.txt
Detailed information about the attack described
in
gsm press.txt
.
gsm offic.txt:
Statement of the GSM operators that the attack
described is ineffective and the shortened A5
key was to serve only to increase 'flexibility'.
UMTS sec.pdf
Speech by Mike Walker on UMTS security at
the EUROCRYPT 2000. A good introduction to
the field; mentions the weaknesses of GSM at
the same time. However, you may never have
seen so many abbreviations in so small a space.
This style seems to be common in the
telecommunications industry.
3gpp.txt
Overview of UMTS security documents.
gsm crack bbk.pdf
Work by Barkan, Biham, and Keller on breaking
the A5/1 algorithm of GSM telephones (see
Section 5.7.2).
