Open Sesame Opens Garage Doors
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 06/08/2015 10:38 AM
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A simple childs toy can quickly test thousands of lock combinations in seconds.
Samy Kamkar, a security researcher, wrote that his tool, “OpenSesame,” allows him to open any garage door that uses a fixed code system to communicate with its wireless remote.
The device is a modified childs toy called IM-ME. The IM-ME, which is now discontinued, can receive and transmit on frequencies under one Gigahertz.
Kamkar noted that garage doors that have “rolling code,” “hopping codes,” “Security+,” or “Intellicode” are not vulnerable to OpenSesame or more traditional brute force attacks.
Kamar went so far as to publish his findings but made changes so that criminals can't use it.
Source: SCMagazine
Samy Kamkar, a security researcher, wrote that his tool, “OpenSesame,” allows him to open any garage door that uses a fixed code system to communicate with its wireless remote. The device is a modified childs toy called IM-ME. The IM-ME, which is now discontinued, can receive and transmit on frequencies under one Gigahertz.
Kamkar noted that garage doors that have “rolling code,” “hopping codes,” “Security+,” or “Intellicode” are not vulnerable to OpenSesame or more traditional brute force attacks.
Kamar went so far as to publish his findings but made changes so that criminals can't use it.
Source: SCMagazine
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