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Re: NSWPF radio now fully encrypted.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2022 4:49 pm
by Bigfella237
Apologies if I'm behind the 8-ball but I just noticed Channel Sierra has made the switch to AES-256 encryption with the new KID 0x2000
It appears the consoles are still TXing with the old DES-OFB algo but I expect that will change soon, they're probably just tidying-up the stragglers?
Re: NSWPF radio now fully encrypted.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2022 10:09 pm
by ross85
Yep entire state switched over this morning to allow AES 256 encryption. Consoles will switch over in a few weeks to allow any units to be upgraded that missed the radio techs. There were also a few other changes, entire state got a new channel plan and renumbering and a few dispatch channels got renamed.
Re: NSWPF radio now fully encrypted.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 5:58 pm
by Mike Alpha
I'm curious why ACMA is showing all VKG licences expire on 01/Jul/2022. No matter when they came into effect, they all expire on that date.
Mike
Re: NSWPF radio now fully encrypted.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 11:18 pm
by Bigfella237
As far as I can see the GRN is nowhere near ready (read: up to their standards) so it can't be that. Maybe it's just a Telco thing and all the licences are getting transferred or something?
Re: NSWPF radio now fully encrypted.
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 10:17 am
by rustynswrail
Mike Alpha wrote:I'm curious why ACMA is showing all VKG licences expire on 01/Jul/2022. No matter when they came into effect, they all expire on that date.
Mike
For administration purposes a lot of government agencies have a common expiry date. Renewals are more or less automatic and budgets organised to suit.
R
Re: NSWPF radio now fully encrypted.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 9:19 am
by cartman
ross85 wrote:Yep entire state switched over this morning to allow AES 256 encryption. Consoles will switch over in a few weeks to allow any units to be upgraded that missed the radio techs. There were also a few other changes, entire state got a new channel plan and renumbering and a few dispatch channels got renamed.
Consoles at Sydney and Penrith have gone over to fulltime AES this morning by the looks of it on DSD
Re: NSWPF radio now fully encrypted.
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:25 am
by Bigfella237
Interesting... Oak Flats just handed Sierra over to Sydney VKG but the Sydney console is still TXing with the old DES key as well, so the change-over must be on a channel-by-channel basis rather than by VKG centre?
Re: NSWPF radio now fully encrypted.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:24 am
by Bigfella237
Channel Sierra consoles at Oak Flats just went over to AES this morning.