KEELOQ cracked by Ruhr University

[grober]

A news article in today's Herald on Sunday says a team of engineers at Ruhr University have cracked the KEELOQ system found on many of todays current models. http://www.sundayherald.com/search/...crack_security_system_of_millions_of_cars.php

The team from Ruhr University says it is now relatively straightforward to clone the remote control devices that act as the electronic keys. The scientists say they have overcome the KeeLoq security system, which is made by US-based Microchip Technology and is used by Honda, Toyota, Volvo, Volkswagen and other manufacturers to transmit access codes using radio frequency identification technology.


This duplicates claims made in August last year by groups in Israel and Belgium. http://redtape.msnbc.com/2007/08/researchers-say.html
and
http://www.cosic.esat.kuleuven.be/keeloq/keeloq-rump.pdf

 

[miro]

It was cracked years ago except the guy who cracked it was sensible enough not to publish the findings. I think he opened all the cars in the street at the same time.

 

[Rory]

This has been widely reported in the technical press in the UK.

It needs a fair bit of kit and skill to do - it's not something your average scrote is going to be doing.

Also, of course, it only allows access to the car - it still can't be started.

 

[gaz_l]

This has been widely reported in the technical press in the UK.

It needs a fair bit of kit and skill to do - it's not something your average scrote is going to be doing.

Also, of course, it only allows access to the car - it still can't be started.

Good point - from the scrote's point of view it's much simpler to put a window through. Requires little in the way of hardware or special skills..

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[miro]

Good point - from the scrote's point of view it's much simpler to put a window through. Requires little in the way of hardware or special skills..

Cheers,

Gaz

Laptop through glass I presume. A good use for those Panasonic Toughbooks.