SIGINT Techniques

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SIGINT Techniques#

The tradecraft applied to SIGINT sources with the operator’s kit. Each technique is a repeatable procedure that turns raw data into intelligence.

Technique

Description

Spectrum sweep

Survey a band, log peaks, identify carriers.

Direction finding

Bearings from multiple sensors; multilateration.

Demodulation

FM, AM, SSB, PSK, FSK, QAM, OFDM.

Traffic analysis

Metadata; talk-times, bursts, call durations, association patterns.

Decryption

Known weaknesses (A5/1, WEP, default keys); always within authority.

Protocol RE

Reverse unknown protocols with URH and gnuradio flowgraphs.

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