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Spoofing
Transmitting counterfeit signals that a receiver accepts as genuine, causing it to report a false position, time, or identity. Unlike jamming, spoofing aims to deceive rather than merely deny, and can go undetected.
Transmitting counterfeit signals that a receiver accepts as genuine, causing it to report a false position, time, or identity. Unlike jamming, spoofing aims to deceive rather than merely deny, and can go undetected.
Why it matters
Spoofing feeds a receiver counterfeit signals it accepts as real, so unlike jamming it produces a confident but false position, time, or identity; the danger is that the operator may not know they are fooled.
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What is Spoofing?
Transmitting counterfeit signals that a receiver accepts as genuine, causing it to report a false position, time, or identity. Unlike jamming, spoofing aims to deceive rather than merely deny, and can go undetected.
Why does Spoofing matter for defense and counter-UAS operators?
Spoofing feeds a receiver counterfeit signals it accepts as real, so unlike jamming it produces a confident but false position, time, or identity; the danger is that the operator may not know they are fooled.