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Crypto mechanics in ios8 and android L
- To: coderman <[email protected]>, [email protected]
- Subject: Crypto mechanics in ios8 and android L
- From: [email protected] (Cathal (Phone))
- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 07:29:23 +0100
- Cc: [email protected]
- In-reply-to: <CAJVRA1Q=OKTx-PVRpYAUCyHNzVE6bhGD9q1zygzva-1J4gbiCw@mail.gmail.com>
- References: <CAD2Ti2_V1cPeSmZs8a=8akb0D+aNqMzHf4byE3vwAtSmDuV1WA@mail.gmail.com> <[email protected]> <CAJVRA1Q=OKTx-PVRpYAUCyHNzVE6bhGD9q1zygzva-1J4gbiCw@mail.gmail.com>
Control the phone by installing Android Scripting Layer on it and exposing the API control port. Simples.
On 15 October 2014 06:55:27 GMT+01:00, coderman <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 10/14/14, [email protected] <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> How would tethering a tablet or laptop to a smartphone be more
>private
>> than directly using the smartphone?
>
>
>it is more private because you are separating domains of
>communication. the less trustworthy smartphone is used as a network
>link (cell or other uplink) and not trusted with the content of the
>encrypted communications it carries.
>
>likewise, the cryptographic sessions live off device, on the tethered
>tablet or laptop, where presumably it is beyond reach of a suspect
>smartphone.
>
>there are many attack methods which can escalate beyond the vulnerable
>device, however, so this approach must be considered in the context of
>threat model, and likely insufficient alone.
>
>
>
>> Do tablets have a secret baseband?
>
>yes, however they are fewer, and if limited to 802.11, easier to
>isolate / verify with external tools.
>
>
>
>> How to drive a phone's sms over it's usb port?
>
>"instrumenting and automating" device behavior through remote or
>programmatic means is a black art unto itself. :P
>
>
>best regards,
--
Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
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