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Permanent loss to telecommand satellite: Replace session and master keys

Adversaries can replace session and master keys in a space resource, to gain permanent access to the resource and permanently prevent the owner access. This attack leads to a definitive loss of the resource. [1]

Standard/references: [2] [3]

ID: T2027.001
Sub-technique of:  T2027
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Tactic: Impact
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Platforms: Space Segment
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. ESA experts. (2022). Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. CCSDS. (2022, February). DRAFT CCSDS RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR SYMMETRIC KEY MANAGEMENT, CCSDS 354.0-R-2. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  1. CCSDS. (2011, November). REPORT CONCERNING SPACE MISSIONS KEY MANAGEMENT CONCEPT, CCSDS 350.6-G-1. Retrieved October 4, 2022.