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GPS As a Key Distribution Platform

ID: e1876087-f2fc-55d9-8110-fbcf3bb7f5f1

STIX ID: report--e1876087-f2fc-55d9-8110-fbcf3bb7f5f1

Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Date Published: 2026-06-09

Date Updated: 2026-06-10

Author: Bruce Schneier

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This short report outlines Steven Murdoch's finding that U.S. military GPS satellites broadcasted sentinel signals used to distribute cryptographic keys (OTAD/OTAR) around May 26, 2011; the observed timeline matches declassified documents and implies automated over-the-air rekeying of military GPS receivers rather than manual key distribution.

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