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martinmarinov/TempestSDR

Remote video eavesdropping using a software-defined radio platform observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/martinmarinov/TempestSDR · C · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4661
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1156
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1615 stars · 272 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A software toolkit for remotely eavesdropping on video monitors by capturing compromising electromagnetic emanations from video cables using a software-defined radio receiver. It consists of a C library, SDR front-end plugins, and a Java-based cross-platform GUI that reconstructs a grayscale estimate of the target video in real time.

Use cases

  • reconstruct a target screen's video signal from RF emanations with an SDR dongle
  • demonstrate TEMPEST-style side-channel attacks in security research
  • estimate a monitor's resolution and refresh rate without prior knowledge
  • post-process noisy SDR captures to improve signal-to-noise ratio
  • teach or study compromising emanations and radio eavesdropping

When to choose

  • you have an SDR receiver and want to test video emanation leakage
  • you need a ready-made cross-platform GUI for TEMPEST experiments
  • you want off-the-shelf hardware support without custom RF equipment

When to avoid

  • you need a maintained tool with frequent updates and support
  • you want a general-purpose SDR signal analysis suite rather than video reconstruction
  • your use case requires legal authorization you do not have

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

gui plugin-system security security hardware osint windows cross-platform jvm sdr tempest radio-eavesdropping compromising-emanations signal-decoding c signal-processing linux macos

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Member repositories

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