# RUB-SysSec/DroneSecurity

DroneSecurity (NDSS 2023)

Repository: https://github.com/RUB-SysSec/DroneSecurity
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dronesecurity
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-03-10T12:58:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 31/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 95
- inputs: {"age_days": 1336, "days_push": 1272, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1309, forks 225 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.508504+00:00)

## What it is
A proof-of-concept receiver and decoder for DJI's Drone-ID protocol broadcast over OcuSync 2.0, developed for an NDSS 2023 paper. It decodes drone telemetry (GPS coordinates, serial number, velocity) either live via an SDR like a USRP B205-mini or offline from pre-recorded RF captures.

## Use cases
- decode DJI Drone-ID protocol frames from RF captures
- intercept drone telemetry with a software-defined radio
- reverse-engineer an unknown wireless protocol
- analyze drone flight data from OcuSync 2.0 signals
- study drone remote identification broadcasts
- replay and decode recorded SDR sample files offline

## When to choose
- you need to decode DJI Drone-ID transmissions from a Mini 2 or Mavic Air 2
- you have SDR captures and want to extract drone GPS and telemetry data
- you are researching drone remote ID protocols or RF security

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade receiver optimized for poor RF conditions or long range
- you want to decode non-DJI drone protocols
- you need a maintained tool with ongoing support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: reverse-engineering, parser, security, nlp
- domain: security, reverse-engineering, iot
- platform: python, cli
- tags: sdr, dji, drone-id, radio-protocol, gnuradio, research, ndss-2023, rf-decoding, wireless, linux

## Member repositories
- RUB-SysSec/DroneSecurity (main) score 31

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.508504+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:49:58.084462+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RUB-SysSec/DroneSecurity (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.508504+00:00, sha 1df855490e97)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.