Security researchers Mehdi Ziazi and Martin Strohmeier present their security analysis of CPDLC (Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications) - the core system for aircraft/ground communication in modern civilian aviation. IM for airplanes!
From the basics of communication and building a lab to the analysis of protocols, implementations, and demos of attacks on live networks - this is one of the very few public research materials on this topic.
Super interesting, and thanks to the authors for making their work public! Learning time!
More details:
Sliding into the Flight Deck’s DMs: Practical Message Attacks on CPDLC [PDF]: https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2034/DEF%20CON%2034%20presentations/DEF%20CON%2034%20presentations/DEF%20CON%2034%20-%20Martin%20Strohmeier%2C%20Mehdi%20Ziazi%20-%20Sliding%20into%20the%20Flight%20Deck%E2%80%99s%20DMs%20Practical%20Message%20Attacks%20on%20CPDLC%20-%20v1.pdf
