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SIM
Size
Thickness
Nano
15mm by 12mm
0.76mm
Micro
25mm by 15mm
0.76mm
Standard
85.6mm by 53.98mm
0.76mm
Data of forensic InterestThe SIM card contains sensitive data about service provider, subscriber. Some of which is listed in table no 2.
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Mobile
Country
Code 5
(MCC)
Mobile Station International 8
Subscriber Directory
Number
(MSISDN)
Short Message Services 11
(SMS)
Fixed
Dialed
Number 14
(FDN)
Temporary Mobile
17
Subscriber
Identity (TMSI)
Table 2: Data of Forensic Interest
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13
16
12
15
Routing Area
(RAI)
Network Code
6
9
Identifier
Testing Requirement1.
2.
Intel Core i5
8 GB
Window 7 Home Basic Service Pack 1
32bit
GPU
NVIDIA 512M 1GB
HDD
500 @ 5400 RPM
Table 3: Configuration Property if Computer Workstation
SIM cards- In this study we use three India brand SIM which details are mentioned below.
Service
ICCID Number
Size
BSNL
89915590631419586640
128 k
Idea
89918951031446662125
128 k
Vodafone
89911500021855394196
128 k
Provider
Among the three SIMs those are to be analyzed the Vodafone SIM got portability from Aircel.
MNP (Mobile Number Portability): it is a service which enables mobile telephone users to change from one
network operator to another without changing their mobile telephone numbers.
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Analysis-The SIM card can be accessed by mounting the card in a standard smart-card reader shown in figure.
Then card is accessed logically by software. The contents of the SIM card are stored in a series of files in form
of binary data. These data is extracted by the forensic tool and analyzed by the forensic analyst under
forensically sound environment. In this study we analyses three Indian SIM cards BSNL, Idea, Vodafone. All
the information extracted by these SIM card are mentioned below.
.
a)
ICCID- It is a unique numeric code up to 20 digit long stored in SIM card and also be engraved on
SIM card body. The last number of ICCID is checksum digit used for error detection. The
interpretation of a hypothetical twenty digit ICCID is shown in table 5ICCID
89915590631419586640
BSNL
Industry
Identifier
Country
Code
Issuer
Identifier
Month and
year of
manufactu
ring
Configuration
code
SIM
number
Checksu
m digit
Issuer
Identific
ation
Number
Individual
Account
Identification
Number
89
91
559
0613
41
958664
8991559
063141958664
Industry
Identifier
Country
Code
Issuer
Identifier
Month and
year of
manufactu
ring
Configuration
code
SIM
number
Checksu
m digit
Issuer
Identific
ation
Number
Individual
Account
Identification
Number
89
91
895
1031
44
666212
8991895
103144666212
Issuer
Identific
ation
Number
8991150
Individual
Account
Identification
Number
002185539479
89918951031446662125
Idea
Vodafone
89911500021855394196
Industry
Identifier
Country
Code
Issuer
Identifier
89
91
150
Month and
year of
manufactu
ring
0021
Configuration
code
SIM
number
Checksu
m digit
85
539479
BSNL
MCC
MNC
MSIN
404
55
4130958664
MCC
MNC
MSIN
404
89
1034666212
404891034666212
Idea
404152185539419
Vodaf
MCC
one
MNC
MSIN
Table
of IMSI details
404 6: Interpretation
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2185539419
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c)
52 58 53 FF
Idea
39 EC C3 59
Vodafone
87 51 CD 7C
Table 7: Extracted TMSI
e)
Phonebook and Call Informationi) Abbreviated Dialling Number (ADN)-Any number and name dialled by the subscriber is saved by
the ADN. The extracted ADN are listed belowService Provider
Extracted AND
BSNL
140
Idea
16
Vodafone
2
Table 8: Extracted ADN
ii) Fixed Dialling Number (FDN)-With this function the used doesnt have to dial number by pressing
any number of the phone pad, he can assess to the assigned phone number. No SIM card has
any detail about FDN.
iii) Last Number Dialled (LND) - The LND contains most recently dialled number. The extracted
LND are listed belowService Provider
Extracted LND
BSNL
10
Idea
Vodafone
10
Table 9: Extracted LND
f)
Messaging Information-SMS history is accessed by this feature. The extracted detail of SMS with last
sent messages references are listed belowService Provider
Extracted
Last Sent Message Reference
SMS
Number
BSNL
18
223
Idea
13
103
Vodafone
20
147
Table 10: Extracted SMS
g) Local Area Identity (LAI)-LAI identified with its own unique identification number represents
specific locations. The extracted detail of LAI is given belowService Provider
Extracted LAI
BSNL
71 AC
Idea
07 EO
Vodafone
OB BB
Table 10: Extracted LAI
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_Area_Identity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_Cards
http://www.forensicmag.com/articles/2011/04/sim-forensics-part-1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobility_management
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