Mavic Mini crash (motor falling)

[johnbirt]

The .DAT log files on the Mavic Air and Mavic 2 are encrypted. The Mavic Mini .DAT log files are probably encrypted but in a way different from the MA and M2. .DATs from the remaining DJI platforms are not encrypted and can be read by DatCon.

.DATs created by either the Go4 or the Fly app are not encrypted and can be read by DatCon. The .txt created by either the Go4 or the Fly app is encrypted, but not seriously encrypted allowing us to break it. IMHO, the .txt encryption scheme exists to make it possible to detect a counterfeit .txt.

As mentioned above the MM encryption is different than the MA an M2. It may not be an encryption scheme. I.e., just an encoding scheme which would allow it to be read. But, I'm guessing it's encrypted.

Thanks very clear exposition.

From what you say any encrypted version is so DJI can verify that a public readable file can't be doctored to show something that didn't happen.

Quite reasonable. Cynical hat disposed of. Many thanks.

 

[BudWalker]

Thanks very clear exposition.

From what you say any encrypted version is so DJI can verify that a public readable file can't be doctored to show something that didn't happen.

Quite reasonable. Cynical hat disposed of. Many thanks.

Not quite. The .txt encryption is weak making it possible to create a counterfeit encrypted txt. But, the encryption scheme makes it possible to detect if a .txt is a counterfeit. It's just MHO this is the reason DJI uses the weak encryption for the .txt.

The MA and M2 encryption is strong enough that it would be impossible to even create a counterfeit .DAT in the first place.

 

[glennal]

Wouldnt a bird strike cause motor failure?

 

[Fly Dawg]

Wouldnt a bird strike cause motor failure?

Possibly, but there is no evedence of such from the data.