Comment on Gemalto's findings of its investigations into the alleged hacking of SIM cardsparentComments−rkangel11yWith the keys, you can do data collection now, and cracking later. You can do mass interceptions and then decide which calls you want to look at.−hurin11yWith the keys, you can do data collection now, and cracking later.Do the attacks on A5/1 require known plaintext? I was under the impression that they do not.−BuildTheRobots11yMy understanding was that the A5/1 attack (and massive rainbow table) not only relies on known plaintext but also requires you to get the _start_ of the communication.
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With the keys, you can do data collection now, and cracking later. You can do mass interceptions and then decide which calls you want to look at.
Do the attacks on A5/1 require known plaintext? I was under the impression that they do not.
My understanding was that the A5/1 attack (and massive rainbow table) not only relies on known plaintext but also requires you to get the _start_ of the communication.