SIMtrace

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Osmocom project SIM card protocol analyzer hardware and software tool

SIMtrace is an Osmocom hardware and software tool that allows monitoring, tracing, and analyzing communication between a mobile phone and its SIM card.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
SIMtrace canonical	1
SIMtrace 1	1
SIMtrace 2	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10826849 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SIMtrace
Context triple: [Osmocom project, hasComponent, SIMtrace]

A. eTrace
eTrace is an online firearms tracing system used by law enforcement agencies worldwide to track the history and movement of recovered guns.
B. TRACE
TRACE is a U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) system that provides real-time public reporting and transparency for over-the-counter corporate bond and other fixed-income securities transactions.
C. Tracklacers
Tracklacers is a music production team known for working on pop and R&B records, including tracks on Christina Aguilera’s album "Lotus."
D. SenSys
SenSys is a premier ACM research conference focusing on embedded networked sensor systems and related technologies.
E. SIMID
SIMID (Secure Interactive Media Interface Definition) is a digital advertising standard that defines how interactive video ads communicate and operate within video players across platforms.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SIMtrace
Target entity description: SIMtrace is an Osmocom hardware and software tool that allows monitoring, tracing, and analyzing communication between a mobile phone and its SIM card.

A. eTrace
eTrace is an online firearms tracing system used by law enforcement agencies worldwide to track the history and movement of recovered guns.
B. TRACE
TRACE is a U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) system that provides real-time public reporting and transparency for over-the-counter corporate bond and other fixed-income securities transactions.
C. Tracklacers
Tracklacers is a music production team known for working on pop and R&B records, including tracks on Christina Aguilera’s album "Lotus."
D. SenSys
SenSys is a premier ACM research conference focusing on embedded networked sensor systems and related technologies.
E. SIMID
SIMID (Secure Interactive Media Interface Definition) is a digital advertising standard that defines how interactive video ads communicate and operate within video players across platforms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Osmocom project ⓘ SIM card protocol analyzer ⓘ hardware and software tool ⓘ
analyzes	SIM card communication ⓘ
canCapture	ATR (Answer To Reset) ⓘ SIM reset sequences ⓘ command APDUs ⓘ response APDUs ⓘ
category	mobile communication analysis tool ⓘ smart card debugging tool ⓘ
connectsBetween	SIM card ⓘ mobile phone ⓘ
designedFor	2G SIM ⓘ 3G USIM ⓘ 4G USIM ⓘ
developedBy	Osmocom ⓘ linked to: Osmocom project
hardwareLicense	open hardware license ⓘ
hasComponent	SIMtrace hardware ⓘ SIMtrace software ⓘ
hasFormFactor	SIM card interposer ⓘ
hasInterface	USB ⓘ
hasVersion	SIMtrace 1 ⓘ linked to: SIMtrace SIMtrace 2 ⓘ linked to: SIMtrace
monitors	communication between a mobile phone and its SIM card ⓘ
partOf	Osmocom SIM and smartcard tools ecosystem ⓘ
requires	PC connection ⓘ
runsWith	host PC software ⓘ
softwareLicense	free and open source software license ⓘ
supports	live display of SIM traffic ⓘ logging to file ⓘ real-time tracing ⓘ
supportsProtocol	ISO/IEC 7816-3 ⓘ linked to: ISO/IEC 7816 T=0 ⓘ T=1 ⓘ
targetUser	mobile network developers ⓘ security researchers ⓘ telecommunications researchers ⓘ
traces	APDU exchanges ⓘ
usedFor	debugging SIM card communication ⓘ reverse engineering SIM card protocols ⓘ testing mobile phone SIM interfaces ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Osmocom project → hasComponent → SIMtrace ⓘ

SIMtrace → hasVersion → SIMtrace 1 ⓘ

linked to: SIMtrace

SIMtrace → hasVersion → SIMtrace 2 ⓘ