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Data from link eavesdropping: Range Data eavesdropping

ID Name
T2018.001 Payload eavesdropping
T2018.002 Range Data eavesdropping
T2018.003 TC/TM eavesdropping

Adversaries can intercept range data to locate and more accurately target the victim spacecraft. Mitigation from higher level protocols (encryption to assure confidentiality). [1]

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

ID: T2018.002
Sub-technique of:  T2018
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Tactic: Collection
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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. CCSDS. (2022, February). REPORT CONCERNING SECURITY THREATS AGAINST SPACE MISSIONS, CCSDS 350.1-G-3. 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, July). CCSDS RECOMMENDED STANDARD FOR SPACE DATA LINK SECURITY PROTOCOL, CCSDS 355.0-B-2. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. CCSDS. (2011, September). RECOMMENDED STANDARD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND PN RANGING FOR 2 GHz CDMA LINK VIA DATA RELAY SATELLITE, CCSDS 415.1-B-1. Retrieved September 29, 2022.