You might wonder how it is the FCC regulates Internet routers.
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Also, this will re-ignite the long standing debate over how to pronounce the word "router".
@mattblaze I mean, isn't it just like "route" but with the r at the end?
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@mattblaze I mean, isn't it just like "route" but with the r at the end?
@eltonfc It's pronounced like "gif".
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What the FCC has done here is added *all* foreign made consumer routers (that is, all consumer routers) to the "covered list" of national-security-threatening network gear, unless an exemption is obtained. See https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-278A1.pdf
Weirdly, they cite incidents like Salt Typhoon, which compromised carrier-grade equipment, not, as far as I know, consumer routers.
@mattblaze And John Chambers of Cisco Proudly Declared that the corp was going to support the fed with Carnivore and the Patriot Act way back in... whenever.
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116280575943263005
You might wonder how it is the FCC regulates Internet routers. It's complicated.
First, FCC certification has long been required for virtually all microprocessor-equipped electronics, to ensure compliance with RF emission limits.
Then, in 2020, Congress enacted 47 USC § 1601, the "secure networks act", which requires the FCC to maintain a list of networking equipment determined to pose risks to national security: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/1601
Equipment on the list can't receive FCC certification.
@mattblaze I wouldn't put too much emphasis on the technical settings underlying the finding. It's the first step towards controlling the domestic Internet. They were going to find a reason.
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What the FCC has done here is added *all* foreign made consumer routers (that is, all consumer routers) to the "covered list" of national-security-threatening network gear, unless an exemption is obtained. See https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-278A1.pdf
Weirdly, they cite incidents like Salt Typhoon, which compromised carrier-grade equipment, not, as far as I know, consumer routers.
@mattblaze
After dismantling the task force investigating Salt Typhoon. -
@mattblaze I wouldn't put too much emphasis on the technical settings underlying the finding. It's the first step towards controlling the domestic Internet. They were going to find a reason.
@PizzaDemon I'm trying to explain the mechanisms at work here. If you don't find that of interest, no problem, but perhaps others will.
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@mattblaze I mean, isn't it just like "route" but with the r at the end?
@eltonfc @mattblaze Ask an Australian to pronounce "router," or "route," and get back to us.
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There will undoubtably be a lot of hairsplitting over definitions here. What constitutes "foreign made"? Assembled overseas? Made of components from overseas? Running firmware written overseas? etc.
@mattblaze
Could Champagne rules apply? (ie, "it's only a 'router' if it's manufactured in the US; otherwise, it's just a 'sparkling network appliance'") -
@eltonfc @mattblaze Ask an Australian to pronounce "router," or "route," and get back to us.
@jima are we talking about networking, traffic or woodworking?
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@jima are we talking about networking, traffic or woodworking?
@eltonfc @mattblaze Yes.
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