Detects big security flaws in 3D printing technology

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have discovered a problem that could lead to major security breaches during 3D printing, Neowin said.

According to researchers, the source code of any 3D printer can easily be recorded and reverse engineered, allowing hackers to re-design 3D printable objects and be able to participate in the operation. Company spy.

Research team led by Professor Mohammad Al Faruque said that they have succeeded in designing G-code collation on a 3D printer to record the inkjet operation of the printer to the smartphone. This allowed Al Faruque and his team to analyze and decode the nozzle operation signals on the 3D printer to create a specific model.

Recording 3D prints can bring a high level of 3D reproduction - (Photo: Shutterstock).

Professor Al Faruque said his team accidentally discovered the flaw last summer when they tried to understand the relationship between information and energy flow. According to the basic law of physics, energy is never lost, but it is converted from one form to another, for example, from electricity to kinetic energy. Some forms of conversion energy are used for a variety of useful activities, but some may inadvertently reveal confidential information.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, say they can re-design 3D prints with up to 90% accuracy through recording. The 10% deviation is caused by complex 3D printing objects, but Professor Al Faruque says that this is still very dangerous because it allows spies organizations to proceed in reverse to obtain printable objects. 3D.

It is known that 3D printing is considered an important technology because it brings a very high creativity. That is why the research from Prof. Al Faruque's group is of great interest.