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Post DEF CON post

Another year of Hacker Summer Camp has come to a close, and what a week it was! Black Hat was fantastic—I had the chance to meet a lot of influential people and came away with a few ideas for potential research and presentation material. DEFCON, as always, was packed with information, great people, and good times.

I’ve received several inquiries and requests for documentation on my DEFCON demo lab, Fiber Optic Tapping. Most of it is already written up, but I’m taking some time to review it, ensure everything is accurate, and add extra details based on the questions I received during the presentation. You can expect that information to be available later this week. Stay tuned!

DEF CON 23 - Fiber Optic Tapping

DEF CON 23

I’m incredibly honored to be part of DEFCON’s first-ever Demo Lab. My submission focuses on tapping fiber optic cables using a method called "bending." My setup will include:

  • (2) Raspberry Pi 2
  • Fiber Optic Clip-On Coupler
  • (3) Fiber Media Converters
  • SC->SC Duplex MultiMode 62.5/125 Fiber Optic Cable
  • SC->SC Duplex SingleMode 8.3/125 Fiber Optic Cable
  • FC->SC Fiber Optic Coupler

The demo will take about 15 minutes to set up and another 15 to tear down, leaving me on display from 12:15 PM to 1:45 PM on Saturday, August 8th. I’ll demonstrate:

  • How to set up the tap.
  • An explanation of how it works.
  • How this setup could be concealed in a data center.
  • Tentatively, how to access the inner fiber and cladding without stripping anything.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!