Improving Key-Fob Encryption—the Right Software and PKI. An appropriate hardware solution is a first step toward building a secure authentication solution for automotive key fobs.

Advances in technology have brought convenience but also new vulnerabilities. One such vulnerability is the ability of a ...

Despite Tesla and Pektron's upgrade from easily broken 40-bit encryption in the previous versions to far more secure 80-bit encryption in the newer key fobs—a doubling of the key length that ...

They’re small, they’re convenient, and, according to security researchers, they’re extremely hackable. The car key fob doesn’t exactly have the greatest reputation when it comes to digital ...

Weak encryption in the cars' key fobs allows all-too-easy theft, but you can set a PIN code on your Tesla to protect it. Skip to main content. SECURITY. POLITICS. THE BIG STORY. BUSINESS.

Last year, researchers discovered a vulnerability in the Tesla Model S key fob that would've allowed thieves to clone it in just a couple of seconds. The automaker and the key fob's manufacturer ...

Hackers Crack Key-Fob Encryption Used by More Than 25 Automakers. Bob Sorokanich Published: Aug 20, 2015. Save Article.

So, just as a refresher, with the old key fobs, the problem lay with the way they were encrypted. The company that manufactured them, Pektron, only used a 40-bit encryption protocol, which was ...

This bypasses the encryption altogether, as the car still thinks the legitimate key is nearby. This technique has made relay attacks a growing concern, especially in areas where car theft is high ...

Tesla Model S key fobs were vulnerable to a low-tech ... The fobs were built by a company called Pekton which allegedly only used a relatively unsophisticated 40-bit encryption protocol to protect ...