NorthSec 2021 - Building CANtact Pro: An Open Source CAN Bus Tool
Event date 20 May 2021 – 21 May 2021
Location Virtual
Back in 2014, I launched an open source CAN bus tool called CANtact. This was one of the first widely available CAN bus tools that was open source and low cost. Since then CANtacts have found their way into many automotive companies, government agencies, and hobbyist's tool boxes.
CANtact Pro is the successor to the CANtact device. It adds isolation, high speed USB, CAN-FD support, and a case. This project was launched through Crowd Supply and shipped to backers in late 2020.
This talk will discuss the process of developing, releasing, and selling an open source hardware device. We'll cover the device design process and the logistics of bringing it to market. If you've ever wanted to release your own hardware tools, this talk will give you an understanding of how to do it.
Eric Evenchick Technical Director, NCC Group
Eric is a Technical Director working within the Transportation and Hardware practices at NCC Group. His work has been focused on automotive system security, firmware binary analysis, and tool development.
Eric has developed several open-source tools for automotive security testing including CANtact and CANtact Pro. These tools have been used by a wide variety of automotive companies, security firms, and government agencies.
Eric holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. While in school, he performed research on development of alternative fuels vehicles in partnership with General Motors. Eric is a member of the Black Hat and SecTor review boards. He has also presented at numerous security conferences including: Black Hat, SecTor, DEF CON, ToorCon, PyCon USA, and NorthSec.
