Re: End-to-end encrypting US GSM phones?
At 16:01 28.12.01 -0500, Trei, Peter wrote:
Are there any existing, available US type GSM cell phones which provide good end-to-end voice encryption (ie, something better than the broken GSM crypto).
don't know, but you may have a look at <http://crypto.mchh.siemens.de/produkte/hardware/topsecgsm/topsecgsm.asp?lang=eng> Rohde & Schwarz <http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/> upgrades a standard SIEMENS S35i with a cryptochip. According to a article in German language it costs appr. EUR 2,300.-- and they should have sold already 500 pcs to governments. <http://news.zdnet.de/zdnetde/news/story/0,,t390-s2097404,00.html> Peter
GSM cell phones with crypto options. Some months ago, I have looked at for a model developed by SIEMENS in collaboration with a small new company. Pushing a key, and ..... it is all. But I do not have additional info at present. I will try to have more because also of my interest. Ciao Pier Carlo Montecucchi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kuhm" <peter.kuhm@plus.at> To: <cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:09 PM Subject: Re: CDR: End-to-end encrypting US GSM phones?
At 16:01 28.12.01 -0500, Trei, Peter wrote:
Are there any existing, available US type GSM cell phones which provide good end-to-end voice encryption (ie, something better than the broken GSM crypto).
don't know, but you may have a look at
<http://crypto.mchh.siemens.de/produkte/hardware/topsecgsm/topsecgsm.asp?lan g=eng>
Rohde & Schwarz <http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/> upgrades a standard SIEMENS S35i with a cryptochip.
According to a article in German language it costs appr. EUR 2,300.-- and they should have sold already 500 pcs to governments. <http://news.zdnet.de/zdnetde/news/story/0,,t390-s2097404,00.html>
Peter
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Pier Carlo Montecucchi