# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol · Website
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt/blob/aceb414dd1c54d558a921414bd8883fe97c8ba24/WRITEUP.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/tesla-dashcam-decrypt-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/tesla-dashcam-decrypt-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/tesla-dashcam-decrypt-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt/blob/aceb414dd1c54d558a921414bd8883fe97c8ba24/WRITEUP.md>
2. <https://github.com/XGxF3/tesla-dashcam-decrypt/blob/aceb414dd1c54d558a921414bd8883fe97c8ba24/README.md>

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