TelcoChisel is a free, bootable live Linux distribution purpose-built for cellular security researchers, Software Defined Radio (SDR) engineers, and hardware penetration testers working in 4G/5G mobile network environments.
No setup. Boot and hack.
This platform eliminates the hours spent fighting dependency hell, broken drivers, and complex build processes — delivering a fully functional, out-of-the-box telecom auditing laboratory.
Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) with a GNOME Shell desktop, TelcoChisel ships with <b>50+ pre-configured tools covering every domain of telecom security research.
What's Included:
Software Defined Radio (SDR)
GNU Radio 3.10, SoapySDR, UHD (USRP), HackRF Host Tools, GQRX, gr-gsm, Kalibrate-RTL. Supports USRP B210/X310, HackRF One, BladeRF 2.0, LimeSDR, RTL-SDR.
4G/5G RAN & Core Network Simulation
srsRAN (4G/5G RAN + UE), Open5GS (4G EPC + 5G SA Core), UERANSIM (5G SA UE + gNB), OpenAirInter
Features
- SIM Card Auditing & Profile Analysis
- Baseband Emulation & UE Pentesting
- SDR-Ready Radio Access Network (RAN) Tools
- Turnkey 4G/5G Core Infrastructure Simulation
- Protocol Fuzzing & Mapping (SS7, Diameter, GTP)
- 50+ Pre-Configured Telecom Security Utilities