Sim card forensics
Procedures
Acquire SIM Card and analyze the following:
- ICCID - Integrated Circuit Card Identification
- MSISDN - Subscriber phone number
- IMSI - International Mobile Subscriber Identity
- LND - Last Dialed numbers
- LOCI - Location Information
- LAI - Location Area Identifier
- ADN - Abbreviated Dialing Numbers (Contacts)
- FDN - Fixed Dialing Numbers (Provider entered Numbers)
- SMS - (Short Messages)
- SMSP - Text Message parameters
- SMSS - Text message status
- Phase - Phase ID
- SST - SIM Service table
- LP - Preferred languages variable
- SPN - Service Provider name
- EXT1 - Dialing Extension
- EXT2 - Dialing Extension
- GID1 - Groups
- GID2 - Groups
- CBMI - Preferred network messages
- PUCT - Calls per unit
- ACM - Accumulated Call Meter
- ACMmax - Call Limit
- HPLMNSP - HPLMN search period
- PLMNsel - PLMN selector
- FPLMN - Forbidden PLMNs
- CCP - Capability configuration parameter
- ACC - Access control class
- BCCH - Broadcast control channels
- Kc - Ciphering Key
Hardware
Serial
- MicroDrive 120 with SmartCard Adapter
USB
- ACR 38T
- SCR3311
- SCR335
- Dekart SIM Card reader
Software
Wiki Links
External Links
- Pro Data Doctor
- Forensic Card Reader (FCR) - German
- SIMSpy
- UnDeleteSMS
- Dekart SIM Explorer, video demo of SIM Explorer
- Dekart SIM Manager, video tutorial on how to recover a deleted SMS
- Cell Phone SIM Card Spy
- SIM Card Reader
- Sim Card Reader Software
- Sim Card Recovery
Recovering SIM Card Data
Security
SIM cards can have their data protected by a PIN, or Personal Identification Number. If a user has enabled the PIN on their SIM card, the SIM will remain locked until the PIN is properly entered. Some phones provide the option of using a second PIN, or PIN2, to further protect data. If a user incorrectly enters their PIN number multiple times, the phone may request a PUK, or Personal Unblocking Key. The number of times a PIN must be incorrectly entered before the phone requests the PUK will vary from phone to phone. Once a phone requests a PUK, the SIM will remain locked until the PUK is correctly entered. The PUK must be obtained from the SIM's network provider. If a PUK is incorrectly entered 10 times the SIM will become permanently locked and the user must purchase a new SIM card in order to use the phone. In some cases the phone will request a PUK2 before it permanently locks the SIM card.