Analysis of immobilizer neutralization possibilities

The article presents the results of research on the possibility of unauthorized use of a passenger car secured with an immobilizer. The article indicates methods of neutralizing the immobilizer using available electronic devices. Procedures for decrypting the immobilizer algorithm are presented. The results obtained from the experiment of unauthorized neutralization of the electronic immobilizer system proved that the hardware and software solutions used are not a perfect protection of the car against break-in and theft.The introduction of the assembly line production method in the 1920s led to the popularization of vehicles and a reduction in their production costs. Due to the demand for spare parts and the desire to own a car, thefts began to rise as quickly as the number of cars on the roads. With the development of electronics, the possibility of diversifying and expanding car anti-theft security systems emerged. Such a modern system became the immobilizer system, which was introduced in passenger cars in the 1990s. An electronic key with a transponder, an immobilizer box equipped with a microcontroller, in which the verification of data regarding the correctness of the used key took place, constituted an excellent car security for a long time. (…)

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