[chirp_devel] [KG-UV8D Plus] Hello and KG-UV8D Plus support

[Ron Wellsted]

There are .txt files of a read and write using the factory software on
http://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/1667

HTH

On 09/05/17 18:23, Derek Chauran via chirp_devel wrote:
> Does anyone happen to have a pcap of the serial comms  with a non-plus
> KG-UV8D? This will be helpful in my decryption attempts. So far, I have
> discovered that they appear to be using the "Cryptography API: Next
> Generation (CNG)", but it supports a number of different encryption
> algorithms.
> 
> 
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376210(v=vs.85).aspx
> 
> 
> I have also extracted the strings from the exe using
> aluigi's exestringz, and discovered 2 differences between the 8D and the
> pluis. One of the strings is simply 123456, which sure looks to me like
> a lazy developer making up a key, so I'm optimistic that this may be as
> easy as I had hoped.
> 
> 
> The other interesting difference is an additional string with a value of
> "ENSJBXP8E-V1.00-150525". I have no idea what that is, and Google is not
> helping either.
> 
> Cryptography API: Next Generation (Windows)
> <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376210(v=vs.85).aspx>
> msdn.microsoft.com
> Purpose. Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG) is the long-term
> replacement for the CryptoAPI. CNG is designed to be extensible at many
> levels and cryptography ...
> 
> 
> 
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> *From:* chirp_devel-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com
> <chirp_devel-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com> on behalf of Derek Chauran
> via chirp_devel <chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, May 8, 2017 7:47:43 AM
> *To:* Ron Wellsted; chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com
> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_devel] [KG-UV8D Plus] Hello and KG-UV8D Plus support
>  
> Thanks Ron. That certainly explains the indecipherable serial traces I'm
> getting. Reverse engineering encryption is outside of my wheelhouse, but
> I'll ask around. It's really a shame, as I can't imagine programming
> 1000 memories with the horrid factory software. 
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Ron Wellsted via chirp_devel <chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Date: 5/8/17 2:43 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Derek Chauran via chirp_devel <chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_devel] [KG-UV8D Plus] Hello and KG-UV8D Plus support
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The biggest problem you are likely to experience is that the newer
> Wouxun radios (KG-UV950, KG-UV8D Plus, KG-UV9) seem to use an encrypted
> protocol, the details of which the manufacturer is not prepared to
> release.  Unless we can work out the encryption, this effectively locks
> out these radios from Chirp.
> 
> -- 
> Ron Wellsted
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