D-Link routers get added CAPTCHA protection

[pbls]

Hi there...nice news for dlink users for better security...

D-Link has been known to roll out some fairly significant firmware updates for its routers in the past, and while this latest won't exactly breath new life into your old clunker, it does at least break a tiny bit of new ground in its own little way. While the company is obviously quick to point out that its routers are already some of the most secure around, it apparently thought they could still do with a bit of added protection, so it's now added some annoying but reliable CAPTCHA tests to a number of its existing models. That includes the DIR-615, DIR-625, DIR-628, DIR-655, DIR-825, DIR-855, DIR-685, and DGL-4500, which can each be upgraded with the new firmware that's now freely available on D-Link's website, and will no doubt become standard issue on all future D-Link routers.

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[thiggins]

CAPTCHA is used only for additional authentication for admin login.

 

[mikeny]

There's a setting to disable to the CAPTCHA but it's not working right.(at least on the DIR-825) If you disable it, the image verification disappears but after you try to log in it says, "please enter the image verification". You wind up needing to insert a pin in the back of it to reset and reload your configuration file.

 

[mikeny]

D-Link exposes WiFi routers with new 'security feature'

I saw this article posted on the D-Link forums. As I understand it, at this point there is a flaw and the extra verification can be used to extract your WPA key! This is not good. Hopefully, they will fix it ASAP.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/15/dlink_router_gimmick/

 

[ttran55]

it's annoying

I hate it specially when I need to play around with the setup.

 

[thiggins]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/15/dlink_router_gimmick/

Thanks for the link to the story.