IDAScript For Linux and OSX – /dev/ttyS0

Being able to run IDA scripts from the command line is very useful, but can be a bit kludgy. Fortunately, idascript was written to simplify this process. Unfortunately (for me), it was written for Windows. Since I work primarily in a Linux environment, I re-wrote the idascript utility in Python…. Continue reading

Reverse Engineering Serial Ports – /dev/ttyS0

Given the name of this blog and the number of requests that I’ve had, I think it’s high time we discussed serial ports; specifically, serial ports in embedded systems. My goal here is to describe the techniques that I’ve found effective in identifying and reverse engineering embedded serial ports through… Continue reading