Case study

Tesla Dashcam Decryptor: decoding encrypted dashcam recordings

Tesla Dashcam Decryptor reconstructs the local decryption flow used by dashcam.tesla.com for Tesla 2026.20 encrypted recordings. The write-up describes intercepting browser requests and WebCrypto calls to identify file metadata, key retrieval and chunked AES-128-CBC decryption; a Python tool applies the flow to batches of clips.

Targets: Protocol · Website
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 22
Last commit: 2026-06-04
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Python 3.10 or newer, Tesla 2026.20 or newer recordings, a Tesla account and a bearer token from dashcam.tesla.com are required.
Limits: The token expires periodically and must be refreshed.
License: The project states an MIT license; no licence file is in the repository.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{tesla-dashcam-decrypt-case,
  title = {{Tesla Dashcam Decryptor: decoding encrypted dashcam recordings}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt}},
  url = {https://github.com/XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/tesla-dashcam-decrypt-case/}}
}

Plain text

Tesla Dashcam Decryptor: decoding encrypted dashcam recordings. https://github.com/XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/tesla-dashcam-decrypt-case/

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WRITEUP.md GitHub · XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt · Revision aceb414
README.md GitHub · XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt · Revision aceb414