• DocumentCode
    756058
  • Title

    Signaling vulnerabilities in wiretapping systems

  • Author

    Sherr, Micah ; Cronin, Eric ; Clark, Sandy ; Blaze, Matt

  • Author_Institution
    Pennsylvania Univ., USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    25
  • Abstract
    Many law enforcement wiretap systems are vulnerable to simple, unilateral countermeasures that exploit the unprotected in-band signals passed between the telephone network and the collection system. This article describes the problem as well as some remedies and workarounds.
  • Keywords
    computer crime; legislation; telecommunication security; telephony; in-band signal; law enforcement wiretap system; telephone network; Authorization; Communication system security; Computer security; Information analysis; Information security; Intelligent networks; Law enforcement; Legal factors; Privacy; Telephony; CALEA; FISA; Title III; privacy; signal processing; wiretap; wiretapping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2005.160
  • Filename
    1556532