GNSS and satellite time

Spoofing

In spoofing an attacker broadcasts counterfeit GNSS signals stronger than the real ones, so a receiver gradually takes on a wrong time or position. More dangerous than jamming because it can go unnoticed.

Defence consists of plausibility checks, multi-constellation, authenticated signals (such as Galileo OSNMA) and comparison against a stable local oscillator.

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