Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] descrambling radio waves

[Vikas N Kumar]

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Patrik Tast <address@hidden> wrote:
> If the signal is crypted then it was not ment for you unless you have a KEY
> to "unlock".
> In CCSDS (digital reception) frame header there is a bit telling you if data
> is/not crypted. It also contains the key number that you have to use to
> descramble it.

Thanks. How is the "KEY" exchange done ?

Descrambling doesn't necessarily mean hacking for malicious purposes,
it can also mean learning existing systems to design better/more
efficient ones for the future. Thanks for your opinion.