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Active Scanning (RF/Optical): Telemetry Protocol Scanning

ID Name
T2001.001 Telecommand Protocol Scanning
T2001.002 Telemetry Protocol Scanning
T2001.003 Mission specific channel scanning
T2001.004 Remote Vulnerability Scanning

An attacker tries to gain knowledge about the Telemetry implementation, including the authentication and encryption status. [1]

Standard/references: [2] [3] [4]

ID: T2001.002
Sub-technique of:  T2001
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Tactic: Reconnaissance
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Platforms: Space-link communication
Version: 2.0
Created: 25 August 2022
Last Modified: 21 April 2023

Mitigations

This type of attack technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features.

References

  1. M. Manulis, C. P. Bridges, R. Harrison, V. Sekar, A. Davis. (2020, May). Cyber security in New Space. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. CCSDS. (2021, October). RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY AND MODULATION SYSTEMS, Earth Stations and Spacecraft, CCSDS 401.0-B-32. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  1. CCSDS. (2022, April). RECOMMENDED STANDARD FOR TM SYNCHRONIZATION AND CHANNEL CODING, CCSDS 131.0-B-4. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. CCSDS. (2021, October). RECOMMENDED STANDARD FOR TM SPACE DATA LINK PROTOCOL, CCSDS 132.0-B-3. Retrieved September 29, 2022.