Johny, I've seen some similar comments like that posted in a Rockford paper, and on gmail from people who are Sooo clueless how even simple communications work, that I just want to choke some of them out. The chief is going to have his decision bite him in the a** in the future. 73, n9zas
Considered that even encrypted radio calls can be recorded and decrypted for replay?
Not likely, since Decryption would not be an easy task if at all. :roll: 73, n9zas
Not that the Chief or Sheriff would admit their error in judgement, but maybe showing them a copy of Bob's conversation might make them realize encryption could work against them? I know its doubtful but what's to lose in making them aware, right? :roll: 73, n9zas
Obviously there is some device involved that has the correct key for this. Recording systems are pretty much standard for most public safety forces today, including those systems that use encryption. And as such there must be a way to decrypt the recordings.
It is my understanding we weren't talking about a secret police as such, so perhaps your concerns are misplaced here. If you don't trust the sytem then we have bigger problems than encrypted calls not being decrypted for evidence in a trial.
Unless there is some stats to back this up I will take this with a pinch of salt; a single group of criminals does not represent all of them, but perhaps Mr. Misna could interview a few more since he seems well connected.
Forget about it. The correct device would be another Authorized encrypted radio on the Same system which Only authorized users would have access to. Keep in mind IF you were able to decrypt those comms with the correct keyloader, it would be Illegal and a Federal offense since you would Not be authorized. At any rate I think you, I and all those without the correct loading keys would be Sol. 73, n9zas
. I know, I've been listening to Winnebago Tac1-4 every night I'm home. I read that county will go encrypted in 2017. Sad... 73, n9zas
There are devices in the infrastructure of some suppliers which are not radios that will do the decryption. Obviously access to such a device and the replay application will need to be strictly controlled to prevent misuse, but that's something we should expect in a secure network.
Encryption would not be effective if there were devices that possesed the correct keys to break the encryption , other than the target radios they were intended for. I'm sure you imagine there are magical devices that will instantly pick the correct algorythm out of 10,000,000 possible keys but there's really not. There's the loader with a selected combination and the target radio, that's it. That's Why its secure, because there aren't any secret devices to be lost or stolen to compromise those radios. Only keyloaders, which don't decrypt. Occasionally a radios key will become corrupted and not function with others in the group. It happens here occasionally. The key is simply reloaded, or the radio is repaired. Or a New key is assigned to All the radios in the group on a preset schedule. If you know of such a magical device which can cypher through millions of combinations, other than a Quantum terminal, Please enlighten us?
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. Wow, so they can't or Won't go direct with cops asking for assist? That's sad, because if the wrong perps knew that, they could use it to their advantage. Jpd could essentially roll into something another agency had a part in and might cause confusion. 73, n9zas
