At least three commercial organizations have initiated testing of the Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) service, concurrently with the European GNSS Agency (GSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) themselves. Results to date show success. OSNMA offers end-to-end authentication on a civilian signal, protecting receivers from spoofing attacks. OSNMA is pioneered by the Galileo Program.
Galileo OSNMA is an authentication mechanism that allows GNSS receivers to verify the authenticity of the information transmitted by the satellite itself making sure that the data they receive are indeed from Galileo and have not been modified in any way. OSNMA is a novel and unique service provided free-of-charge to all users, contributing to increase the overall security of GNSS-based applications and services.
TeleOrbit GmbH of Nuremberg, Germany, announced that it has implemented testing capability for Galileo’s Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) aboard the company’s GNSS Receiver with Open Software Interface (GOOSE).
As the threat of GNSS spoofing continues to grow, authentication of signals represents a safeguard for industry, vital infrastructure and safety-critical GNSS applications, including autonomous vehicles. As yet there is no authentication service available, but Galileo will be first to the market with scheduled launch in 2023. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European GNSS Agency (GSA) will soon start an initial testing phase.
“We will be one of the few out there who have this feature enabled in a receiver, so for anyone interested in using signal authentication in their research or products, we have a well-proven, well-tested receiver on the market,” said Daniel Seybold, TeleOrbit COO. “We have received initial feedback from first custo