# KULeuven-COSIC/Starlink-FI

Repository: https://github.com/KULeuven-COSIC/Starlink-FI
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/starlink-fi
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-11-14T14:05:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1493, "days_push": 1388, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1044, forks 136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.170452+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, reverse-engineering, embedded
- domain: security, hardware, reverse-engineering
- platform: embedded
- tags: fault-injection, voltage-glitching, modchip, starlink, rp2040, hardware-hacking, bootloader-exploit, security-research, research, hardware

## Member repositories
- KULeuven-COSIC/Starlink-FI (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.170452+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 2026-08-30T07:02:10.623249+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/KULeuven-COSIC/Starlink-FI (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.170452+00:00, sha bfe6c421809d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.