Case study
Citroën Connected Camera: reconstructing the ConnectedCAM local API
Citroën Connected Camera is an iOS client for browsing, downloading and managing ConnectedCAM dashcam recordings over local Wi-Fi. Its protocol reference reconstructs the camera's cleartext HTTP /virb command endpoint, media access and session handshake from traffic captured from the official app.
- Targets
- Protocol
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C2 code & docs, no demo or download
- Stars
- 1
- Last commit
- 2026-08-29
- Language
- Swift
- License (GitHub)
- MIT
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence
- Observed
- Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
- Checked
- 2026-11-08
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: A Citroën ConnectedCAM; the documented device has firmware 200 and vimVersion 140.
- Prerequisites: iOS 17 or later; building requires a Mac, Xcode 26.6 or later and Mint.
- Limits: Other camera and firmware revisions remain untested.
- License: MIT license.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{citroen-connected-camera-ios-case,
title = {{Citroën Connected Camera: reconstructing the ConnectedCAM local API}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/hihelloluigi/citroen-connected-camera-ios}},
url = {https://github.com/hihelloluigi/citroen-connected-camera-ios},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/citroen-connected-camera-ios-case/}}
}Plain text
Citroën Connected Camera: reconstructing the ConnectedCAM local API. https://github.com/hihelloluigi/citroen-connected-camera-ios (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/citroen-connected-camera-ios-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- API_ANALYSIS.md GitHub · hihelloluigi/citroen-connected-camera-ios · Revision 10474f3
- README.md GitHub · hihelloluigi/citroen-connected-camera-ios · Revision 10474f3
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