GSM Security FAQ Revision 2004/04/16 - Part 1/1

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From: will.spencer@gsmsecurity.com (Will Spencer)
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Subject: GSM Security FAQ Revision 2004/04/16 - Part 1/1
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Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and their
answers) about GSM security. It should be read by anyone who wishes
to post to the alt.cellular.gsm newsgroup.

Archive-Name: alt-cellular-gsm/gsm-security-faq
Version: 2004/04/16
Posting-Frequency: Monthly
Last-Modified: 2004/04/16
URL: http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-security-faq.shtml

Welcome to the alt.cellular.gsm GSM Security FAQ: Answers to Frequently Asked
Questions about GSM Security.

The GSM Security FAQ is on the World Wide Web at
http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-security-faq.shtml


The contents of the alt.cellular.gsm GSM Security FAQ include:


http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...ilized-in-GSM?
How is encryption utilized in GSM?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...-GSM-networks?
What algorithm is utilized for authentication in GSM networks?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...-GSM-networks?
What algorithm is utilized for encryption in GSM networks?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...-GSM-networks?
What algorithm is utilized for key generation in GSM networks?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...-a-GSM-network
What are the components of a GSM network

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...AND,-and-SRES?
What are Ki, Kc, RAND, and SRES?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...a-GSM-network?
How do Authentication and Key generation work in a GSM network?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...s-been-broken?
Have the A3 and A8 algorithms been broken?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...s-been-broken?
Have the A5 algorithms been broken?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...and-unlocking?
What are locking and unlocking?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...at-is-an-IMEI?
What is an IMEI?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...-find-my-IMEI?
How can I find my IMEI?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...e-PIN-and-PUK?
What are the PIN and PUK?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...y-PIN-and-PUK?
How do I change my PIN and PUK?

http://www.gsmsecurity.com/gsm-secur...-use-CallerID?
How do I use CallerID?