SecureState announced the release of the full open source code of Termineter,
a framework that allows users to assess the security of Smart Meter
utility meters over the optical interface. This is the first framework
designed to give authorized individuals access to manipulate and test
the security of smart meters.
The goal of a public release for this utility is to promote security
awareness for Smart Meters and provide a tool that brings basic testing
capabilities to the community and meter manufactures so that security
can be improved.
Power companies can use the framework to identify and validate internal
flaws that leave them susceptible to fraud and significant
vulnerabilities. Users must have general knowledge of the meter's
internal workings in order to use Termineter proficiently.
The Termineter framework implements and supports the ANSI C12.18 and
ANSI C12.19 standards, offering basic non-vendor specific routines that
allow users to interact with and view information on the device using
the optical port.
Termineter gives users fine-grained control and direct access to the data on the meter.
Current modules allow users to read and write raw data to tables, which
in turn can be used to initiate procedures. Certain modules require
passwords in order to be used. Additional modules allow higher level
access to certain functionality, such as parsing useful information from
the Security, Modem and Log tables.
Neither Termineter nor the modules contained within it carry any vendor
specific information. The design of Termineter was largely dependent on
the ANSI published standards which can be purchased by the general
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