Replays attacks (SwissCovid) (Q4760)
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MELANI's Report published on June 2020
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Replays attacks (SwissCovid)
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MELANI's Report published on June 2020
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Statements
14 June 2020
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It is better to turn it off at home, which reduces the replay attack risk on the receiving side, when in places that should later not be exposed, or when at work if a risk of BLE collectors operated by the employer exists. Using the app is not a binary decision, but can be adapted by users depending of their current environment.
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While such an attack is possible, it is associated with high costs for the attackers. As such, we believe that the benefit of the app is higher than the potential risk of such an attack." [..] We believe that the most important thing to do is to accept that there are residual risks and to perceive the app as just one additional data source for the handling of the pandemic.
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