IRC log for #neo900 on 20160810

00:31.51DocScrutinizer05update on neo900.org news
00:32.13DocScrutinizer05many thanks to hellekin
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01:21.23luke-jrwonders how DocScrutinizer05 got the N900s from Mozilla he thought he was getting one of :p
01:22.16luke-jrponders if a SIM card could potentially have a radio of its own, and needs a cutoff switch
01:24.23DocScrutinizer05a) per UPS  b) potentially yes, luckily in Neo900 we have such switch already :-)
01:24.57DocScrutinizer05the switch comes "for free" with SIMmux
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01:29.30ksx4systemluke-jr: isn't a SIM card to small to hold a radio on its own?
01:29.49luke-jrksx4system: you'd think, but.. I'd have said the same for SD cards, and they have them now
01:30.23ksx4systemimho it's not possible... especially with current SIM cards being marginally thinner (yes!) than late 90s ones
01:30.29DocScrutinizer05ksx4system: nope, not the radio, but the antenna is a problem
01:31.05ksx4systemDocScrutinizer05: too small to hold a serious range (meters?) antenna
01:31.26DocScrutinizer05depends on the frequency
01:31.51ksx4system800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600 pick one of them
01:32.08DocScrutinizer05for any decent antenna you want structure in the size of at least lambda/2
01:32.58DocScrutinizer05you can go for massively inductive-only antenna
01:33.07luke-jrbut any metal wire can be an antenna, right? so in (perhaps other) designs, it could use one of its pinouts as one..
01:33.20ksx4systemremove SIM, remove microphone, remove speakers (because those might be "hackable" to work like a mic)
01:33.27ksx4systemuse OS that you can fully control
01:33.49luke-jrif you control the OS, mic and speakers should be fine :P
01:33.53ksx4systemuse separate device with removable battery and faraday cage pouch for LTE access
01:33.55ksx4systemproblem fixed
01:34.46ksx4systemoh, and VPN everything to your trusted server (and then throw all traffic into tor) because you shouldn't trust LTE provider
01:34.55ksx4systemluke-jr: ^ now it's fixed
01:35.03ksx4system101% paranoia
01:35.22DocScrutinizer05err what?
01:35.48DocScrutinizer05LTE provider == The Internet[TM]
01:36.19ksx4systemLTE provider might be DPI-ing your traffic
01:36.35DocScrutinizer05so? everybody could
01:37.03DocScrutinizer05everywhere on this gloobe basically. AKA "The Internet" == not trustworthy
01:37.44ksx4systemDocScrutinizer05: yup
01:37.49DocScrutinizer05I guess we're talking cross topics
01:37.55ksx4systemmaybe
01:38.23ksx4systemthe most secure computer (or similar computer alike device) is the one turned off, hidden in the bunker somewhere
01:38.28ksx4systempreferably without power supply
01:38.37ksx4systempreferably every single part in separate room
01:39.00ksx4systembut it's not that convenient...
01:39.19DocScrutinizer05yes, but that's not what we're concerned about. We try to make an "online" computer behave
01:40.03ksx4systemif there's no point of trusting SIM card - why not cut its power when not in use?
01:40.34DocScrutinizer05see what I said above. You're free to do that
01:41.23ksx4systemwould love to see a security audit of nowadays 15eur phone
01:41.49DocScrutinizer05actually an interesting question
01:42.04DocScrutinizer05that thing is *only* modem, nothing else
01:43.14ksx4systemtiny ROM for firmware, GSM only radio...
01:45.26DocScrutinizer05I massively doubt they use a classical ROM for firmware. I'm sure those use a flash as well
01:46.24DocScrutinizer05not that this makes a _lot_ of difference for a security audit
01:48.13DocScrutinizer05I can't think they would run their firmware off the ROM, they will likely load it to RAM as well, so all sorts of backdoors/exploits and rooting are possible, even if only temporarily and not persistent across reboots
01:49.26DocScrutinizer05but for example all Nokia phones as of last 10? years afaik used same BB5 modem chipset
01:49.56DocScrutinizer05and BB5 has flash and most likely even OTA firmware update
01:50.16DocScrutinizer05nasty feature
01:50.35DocScrutinizer05updating your firmware by push service, without you even noticing
01:52.35DocScrutinizer05the first modems I heard of that supported OTA (and even advertised it in their feature list) were around 10 years ago
01:54.27DocScrutinizer05but even a modem that supposedly doesn't support OTA still may be vulnerable by exploits like ASN.1 and thus you could still do with the modem whatever you like, when you attack it via the radio network
01:54.56DocScrutinizer05incl firmware update
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01:58.22DocScrutinizer05re transmitter in SIM: it gets even more difficult since most SIM holders completely cover the SIM in steel and PCB copper
01:59.26DocScrutinizer05at least for N900 and Neo900 that's true
01:59.55DocScrutinizer05so your active antenna length is 2mm at best
02:00.34DocScrutinizer05and the area for an inductive antenna is also pretty limited
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02:01.00DocScrutinizer05would need to be in the 20 or even 50 GHz range
02:02.46DocScrutinizer05I'd not dare to say "impossibe" but for sure quite demanding a task to make that actually happen
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12:27.10wpwrak(SIM antenna) most holders don't over it completely. so if the SIM knows where the openings are, it could extend a little antenna pin through one of them. like in the old spy movies ;-)
12:27.29wpwrakCover, even
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19:06.40DocScrutinizer05did somebody mention http://neo900.org/news/migrating-away-from-eagle-to-kicad already?
19:07.32DocScrutinizer05hmm no, just a feeble
19:07.33DocScrutinizer05[2016-08-10 Wed 02:31:51] <DocScrutinizer05> update on neo900.org news
19:07.35DocScrutinizer05[2016-08-10 Wed 02:32:13] <DocScrutinizer05> many thanks to hellekin
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