LTE-Cell-Scanner
OpenCL, SDR, TDD/FDD LTE cell scanner, full stack from A/D samples to SIB ASN1 messages decoded in PDSCH, (optimized for RTL-SDR HACKRF and BladeRF board) (by JiaoXianjun)
LTESniffer
An Open-source LTE Downlink/Uplink Eavesdropper (by SysSec-KAIST)
| LTE-Cell-Scanner | LTESniffer | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 9 | |
| 701 | 1,802 | |
| - | 1.7% | |
| 0.0 | 5.2 | |
| 10 months ago | about 1 month ago | |
| C | C++ | |
| GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
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LTE-Cell-Scanner
Posts with mentions or reviews of LTE-Cell-Scanner.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-10-21.
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LTESniffer: An Open-Source LTE Downlink/Uplink Eavesdropper
For those interested in a more accessible LTE meta-data decoder check out https://github.com/JiaoXianjun/LTE-Cell-Scanner which can work with even cheap rtl-sdr dongles (for some things). It is a fork of an older https://github.com/Evrytania/LTE-Cell-Scanner
- The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland's Railway System
- What can you do with a HackRf and 4G?
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Detecting Fake 4G Base Stations in Real Time (2020) [pdf]
Having a quick look : I understand they only listen and never transmit, and just decode MIB and SIB1 => why do they require a sophisticated and expensive SDR such as bladerf ? I though an rtl-sdr would be able to decode MIB (and probably SIB, but I have a doubt there because maybe the location of those resource blocks would exceed the rtl-sdr's limited bandwidth... I would need to check, but anyway it seems https://github.com/JiaoXianjun/LTE-Cell-Scanner is able to decode SIB)
LTESniffer
Posts with mentions or reviews of LTESniffer.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-10-21.
- LTESniffer: An Open-Source LTE Downlink/Uplink Eavesdropper
- How can one encrypt LTE Networks and prevent From Types Like These
-
The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland's Railway System
(usable with cheap SDRs)
For LTE, full-on sniffing of all unencrypted metadata: https://github.com/SysSec-KAIST/LTESniffer
- LTESniffer
- LTESniffer – An Open-Source LTE Downlink/Uplink Eavesdropper
- LTESniffer: An Open-Source LTE Downlink/Uplink Eavesdropper [pdf]
What are some alternatives?
When comparing LTE-Cell-Scanner and LTESniffer you can also consider the following projects:
IMSI-catcher - This program show you IMSI numbers of cellphones around you.
srsRAN_4G - Open source SDR 4G software suite from Software Radio Systems (SRS) https://docs.srsran.com/projects/4g