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Inspired by the NSA ANT catalog, we hope the NSA Playset will make cutting edge security tools more accessible, easier to understand, and harder to forget.

About the NSA Playset
Pencil drawing of a kid using a laptop and radio.

The playset

16 DOCUMENTED PROJECTS

Showing 16 projects

PS / 01GSM / 2014

Passive Radio Interception

TWILIGHTVEGETABLE

TWILIGHTVEGETABLE is an easy to use, boot and pwn toolkit for passive monitoring of GSM communications.

View project RF
PS / 02PCIe / 2014

Physical Domination

SLOTSCREAMER

A green PCI Express adapter board carrying the blue SLOTSCREAMER module.

SLOTSCREAMER is an inexpensive device configured to access memory and IO, cross-platform and transparent to the OS - all by design with no 0-day needed.

View project DMA
PS / 03USB + RF / 2015

Hardware Implants

TURNIPSCHOOL

TURNIPSCHOOL is a hardware implant concealed in a USB cable.

View project USB
PS / 04RF / 2014

Retroreflectors

CONGAFLOCK

CONGAFLOCK is a general purpose RF retroreflector intended for experimentation.

View project RF
PS / 05JTAG / Historical

Hardware Implants

SAVIORBURST

The black SOLDERPEEK circuit board with chips and two sets of pin headers.

SAVIORBURST is an open source hardware reimplementation of GODSURGE from the ANT Catalog.

View project JTAG
PS / 06Thunderbolt / 2014

Physical Domination

HALIBUTDUGOUT

An open Thunderbolt enclosure with its circuit board and two small PCIe adapters.

A thunderbolt enclosure containing a SLOTSCREAMER device.

View project DMA
PS / 07Thunderbolt / 2014

Physical Domination

ALLOYVIPER

Two white video-adapter housings connected by cables to a black enclosure.

A thunderbolt cable cosmetically modified to look like a Displayport to VGA adapter.

View project DMA
PS / 08USB / Historical

Physical Domination

ADAPTERNOODLE

A proposed USB exploitation device for unlocking connected devices.

View project USB
PS / 09VGA + infrared / Historical

Hardware Implants

BLINKERCOUGH

An implant hidden inside a VGA cable, using an infrared mesh for control and data transfer.

View project IR
PS / 10Not listed / Historical

Active Radio Injection

CACTUSTUTU

A proposed counterpart to the ANT catalog’s NIGHTSTAND toolkit.

View project RF
PS / 11VGA / I²C / 2014

Hardware Implants

CHUCKWAGON

A VGA hardware implant project with board designs and demonstration firmware presented at DEF CON 22.

View project VGA
PS / 12GSM / Historical

Passive Radio Interception

DRIZZLECHAIR

A 2 TB drive containing Kraken software and rainbow tables for A5/1 cryptanalysis.

View project RF
PS / 132.4 GHz + GSM / Historical

Passive Radio Interception

KEYSWEEPER

An Arduino-based wireless keyboard logger concealed in a working USB charger, with GSM reporting.

View project RF
PS / 14GSM / Historical

Passive Radio Interception

LEVITICUS

A Motorola handset with custom firmware for GSM frequency analysis and reception.

View project RF
PS / 15Wi-Fi / Historical

Passive Radio Interception

PORCUPINEMASQUERADE

An aerial platform for passive Wi-Fi reconnaissance, combining a WiFi Pineapple with the Paparazzi UAV autopilot.

View project RF
PS / 16Bluetooth LE / Historical

Active Radio Injection

TINYALAMO

Bluetooth Low Energy keyboard and mouse research tools for keystroke monitoring and injection.

View project BT

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