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Mototrbo Enhanced and Basic Privacy question

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Kasmus

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I agree with you but the fact is in EU (not sure if that is not NATO agreement) AES encryption is treated as double appliance technology and importing to your country requires permissions similar as you imported weaponry. Radio distributor in EU will not sell you AES upgrade without paperwork from your national agency. That is a shame that we as citizens are not allowed for privacy technology but it is how it is right now.

That is not a EU-wide regulation in any way. Also, I think the term you were looking for is “dual-use”. There is however Council Regulation No 428/2009 which concerns the export from inside the EU to nom-member states. Always a PITA when packing for trade shows.

Maybe you remembered incorrectly? Which country are you from?
 

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Also must be noted that BASIC privacy is basically like a NAC, in that there is a very limit selection of predefined "codes/keys", which any MotoTRBO radio would also have...if you programmed them all into independent channels, and turned the channel knob while the speaker was transmitting, you could determine the code and use it. Think scrambler code on an FRS type radio.

Is it really encryption if the keys are fixed and available to any radio of the same make and model?

Paul
 

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Also must be noted that BASIC privacy is basically like a NAC, in that there is a very limit selection of predefined "codes/keys", which any MotoTRBO radio would also have...if you programmed them all into independent channels, and turned the channel knob while the speaker was transmitting, you could determine the code and use it. Think scrambler code on an FRS type radio.

Is it really encryption if the keys are fixed and available to any radio of the same make and model?

Paul
..... Except you can't do that. CPS only allows one BP key at a time in the radio. Still trivial to find the key however.
 
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