Monta Elkins

SANS Orlando Fall 2025: Keynote: Unlocking Secrets: Keypad Safe Attack Using Side-Channel Timing and Pulseview.

In this demo of hardware hacking, we'll demonstrate a technique to unlock a keypad safe and introduce PulseView - the 'Wireshark of hardware hacking'.

Unlocking Secrets - An Exploration of PulseView & Side-Channel Timing Attacks

In this intro to hardware hacking we'll introduce you to PulseView - the 'Wireshark of hardware hacking' and we'll unveil a technique behind unlocking a keypad safe, relying solely on its user interface.Our approach? A Side-Channel Timing Attack.

SANSFIRE 2025: SANS@Night - Unlocking Secrets: Keypad Safe Attack Using Side-Channel Timing And Pulseview

In this demo of hardware hacking, we'll introduce PulseView - the 'Wireshark of hardware hacking' - and demonstrate a technique to unlock a keypad safe. Our method? A Side-Channel Timing Attack, which relies on the timing discrepancies in the user interface.