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US targets TP-Link with a potential ban on the Chinese routers (www.theverge.com)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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TP-link is reportedly being investigated over national security concerns linked to vulnerabilities in its very popular routers.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Requiring signed firmware is just a lock to keep poors out.

It's Never used for consumers benefit, not once, not ever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Signed firmware doesn't cost anything, so I'm not sure what you mean by "keep the poors out." Signed firmware has a very valid use case for preventing supply chain attacks. The only time I have an issue with it if there's no way to make your own signed package or bypass the requirement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It costs the ability to flash your own firmware.

The only time I have an issue with it if there's no way to make your own signed package or bypass the requirement.

That's 100% of all signed firmware implementations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

These checks are usually at the application level, so flashing via telnet/SSH still works. It's generally not like TPM where the boot will be blocked if the signature doesn't match, and in many cases, systems with those protections have a way to set your own keys (e.g. like with GrapheneOS on Pixel phones).