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diff --git a/2016/telcosecday/abstract.txt b/2016/telcosecday/abstract.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2c31014 --- /dev/null +++ b/2016/telcosecday/abstract.txt @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Open Source Network Elements for Security Analysis of Mobile Networks + +For almost 20 years, digital cellular networks have been without Free / +Open Source software implementations of any of their protocols or +netwokr elements. + +In 2008, the two independent and architecturally completely different +projects OpenBTS and OpenBSC have changed that for 2G networks. In +2010, they were followed by OsmocomBB, an Open Source implementation of +the GSM Mobile Station protocol stack. + +It is not a coincidence that the above proejcts were a (if not the) key +enabler behind a lot of the cellular technology security research that +followed in the years after. + +Despite being of such prominent importance for researching (and +ultimately improving) cellular security, the mobile industry has not +learned from 2G and not taken up the cause to funded or support the +development of Open Source reference implementations of later (3G / 4G) +protocols and network elements. + +Despite the lack of support, the Osmocom project has started an +implementatation of the 3G core netwokr elements and is actively working +towards IuCS, IuPS and Iuh support in OsmoNITB and OsmoSGSN. The first +working alpha-versions of this are expected to be available at the end +of Q1/2016. Let's hope they can have an equal impact in spawning +cellular security research than the releases of OpenBSC and OsmocomBB in +the past. |