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In orbit proximity intelligence: Telecommand Protocol Interception

ID Name
T2029.001 Optical (visual) reconnaissance
T2029.002 Electromagnetic reconnaissance
T2029.003 Telemetry Protocol Interception
T2029.004 Telecommand Protocol Interception
T2029.005 Mission specific Channel Interception
T2029.006 Traffic Analysis

An attacker tries to gain knowledge about the Telecommand implementation, including the authentication and encryption status [1]. While the signal is weak, the proximity to the legitimate recipient may render it more suitable in case very narrow beams are used.

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

ID: T2029.004
Sub-technique of:  T2029
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Tactic: Reconnaissance
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Platforms: Space-link communication
Version: 2.0
Created: 17 April 2023
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. (2021, July). RECOMMENDED STANDARD FOR TC SYNCHRONIZATION AND CHANNEL CODING, CCSDS 231.0-B-4. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. CCSDS. (2021, October). RECOMMENDED STANDARD FOR TC SPACE DATA LINK PROTOCOL, CCSDS 232.0-B-4. Retrieved September 29, 2022.