From: r...@freenet.edmonton.ab.

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Subject: TEMPEST
Date: 1997/06/03
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The is very little public knowledge about TEMPEST. Most
infomation, including how to safeguard against monitoring, has
been classified by the government. You can view an article I
wrote on TEMPEST at: http://www.thecodex.com/c_tempest.html
and another at: http://www.thecodex.com/rise.html
In order to protect computers and CRT's from electromagnetic
emission monitoring (interception, recontruction and viewing) it
is necessary to use shielding. This shielding is available in
several forms but that is another article
Once the shielding is installed, how do you test it for leakage?
It is necessary to see if you can monitor the device yourself.
Since TEMPEST monitoring equipment is normally very expensive
and hard to come by, here is a simple way to construct a simple
monitoring device that will help you detemine if your computer
can be snooped on by outside sources... this device was designed
for defensive purposes and should NOT be used offensively... it
does not have the distance capability of my DataScan device but
it WILL work as a laboratory benchtop demo device...
Like Van Eck and Moller, I have deliberately flawed the article
for the technically challenged... After all, we dont want
everyone to have one of these, do we?
TEMPEST Interceptor - Follow my instructions...
You need to learn something about electronics to make this
happen.The first lesson will be to construct a sync generator to
drive the computer monitor without any signal or video.
To start this you must take your spectrum analyzer, turn off
every applianc in the area. Put the analyzer near the computer
monitor, turn on the monitor but NOT the computer. Start
searching around 15Khz. You should get a strong signal somewhere
between 14Khz & 17Khz. Log that frequency. Next try looking
around 30Hz to 60Hz. Which is stronger 30 or 60? Log that.
Next were gonna build a computer sync generator (video gear will
not work). Most technician who have tried to build a TEMPEST
interceptor have been trying to use off-the-shelf products.
Don't believe what you read or hear, they won't work. Youve got
to build a computer sync generator.
It isn't really so hard to do. Get yourself a copy of the "CMOS
Cookbook". It's around. In there it shows how to build a 555
timer. It is a small and simple circut. Maybe 5 components. The
555 has in it all the clock and electronics to make a timer from
1Hz to 10Mhz. Follow the instructions and make a variable timer
(it is really simple). Make the first one run at the exact
frequency of the monitor, say 16 Khz. Next make a seperate one
at the second frequency say 30 Hz. Then tie them together with a
.o1 Mfd cap. The output should drive your monitor (generator is
done).
Two minor things I forgot to mention. The output of the 555 is
about 5 to 12 volts. You will need to attenuate it to about .3
volts. Several resistors will do.
The other thing is that you need a negative pulse out of the 555.
The normal output of a 555 is a square wave. On and off . You
must vary the duty cycle to create a square wave which is most
of the time on and the sync duration off.
You now need a seperate dedicated computer monitor. Open the
input plug and
find the shielded cable inside. Attach the output of your circut
to the center-conductor and the battery minus from your circut
to the shield. You have a solid black screen on the monitor.
Turn up the brightness. There should be no rolling and weaving.
If so... adjust the pot in YOUR CIRCUIT not the monitor, to
stop it.
Next step. Collect the signal you hear and see on your
anaylzer/receiver. Take the output of your reciever tuned to
those frequencies. Connect the output through a .01 mfd cap to
the output of the sync generator and 93viola you should start to
see the monitors radiated signal on your monitor.Shielding your
viewing monitor from the recieving monitor and small adjustments
in your generator frequency should do it. In fact no adjustments
should still do it.
The antenna that you use is critical.Make sure you use the right
one... ;-)
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