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Dronut

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This paper, submitted in July this year, explains what sort of Remote Identification information the FAA requires to be transmitted by a DJI drone before it can take off and how to capture and decode the Occusync data using two HackRF Ones. You can then track the drone using a web based mapping application. The unencrypted information includes the drone's unique UUID.

It also discusses how to use the free program Kismet and a $30 wifi card to track Enhanced Wi-Fi drones. I use Kismet to track aircraft and for penetration testing. Nobody uses the old style drones around here so I've never detected any. :-(

"DJI drone IDs are not encrypted"

 
Now that is interesting to me. Perhaps a project in the future with off the shelf components.

Cheers!
 
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