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GPS *had* no encryption or authentication; indeed, such security is only a recent addition to the L2 frequency.

USK: Galileo also has authentication available on its civilian frequencies.




> GPS had no encryption or authentication; indeed, such security is only a recent addition to the L2 frequency.

This was a long time ago, but I distinctly remember the encrypted P(Y)-code and anti-spoofing being operative in the mid 1990s.


> such security is only a recent addition to the L2 frequency

Is that already available? I thought GPS L2C didn't include authentication yet.




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