KULeuven-COSIC/Starlink-FI

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A research project from KU Leuven COSIC providing the design of a custom modchip that performs voltage fault injection to bypass signature verification on the SpaceX Starlink User Terminal SoC bootloader. It includes schematics, gerbers, and instructions for building the RP2040-based glitching board and exploring the terminal's firmware.

Use cases

• execute arbitrary code on a Starlink user terminal
• bypass SoC ROM bootloader signature verification via voltage glitching
• build a fault injection modchip for hardware security research
• dump and patch Starlink eMMC firmware boot stages
• study the Starlink user terminal's networking and firmware internals

When to choose

• you are a hardware security researcher studying fault injection on real devices
• you want to replicate the Glitched on Earth Starlink attack
• you need a reference design for RP2040-driven voltage glitching with eMMC trigger

When to avoid

• you just want a working Starlink terminal without voiding warranty
• you are unwilling to risk permanently damaging your hardware
• you need a polished, supported product rather than a research artifact

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

security reverse-engineering embedded security hardware reverse-engineering embedded fault-injection voltage-glitching modchip starlink rp2040 hardware-hacking bootloader-exploit security-research research hardware

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