Intentional backdoor in consumer routers

[microchip]

"Eloi Vanderbeken from Synacktiv has identified an intentional backdoor in a module by Sercomm used by major router manufacturers (Cisco, Linksys, Netgear, etc.). The backdoor was ostensibly fixed — by obfuscating it and making it harder to access. The original report (PDF). And yeah, there is an exploit available ..."

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/14/04/22/001239/intentional-backdoor-in-consumer-routers-found

 

[System Error Message]

It is a requirement by the feds that these manufacturers add backdoors to their products so that the feds can easily access whenever they have to without having to go to your ISP or any service you use individually anymore.

Most of the well known hardware manufacturers come from these countries like US and china for example. Only solution is not to use consumer hardware. (Cisco do make consumer hardware such as their cisco RV series).

This is why they didnt remove the backdoors, only made it harder to access.

 

[stevech]

It is a requirement by the feds that these manufacturers add backdoors to their products so that the feds can easily access whenever they have to without having to go to your ISP or any service you use individually anymore.

Not true. I worked in that field.
What the US law requires is for a US company to respond to a court order to provide as evidence certain information if possible (not user-encrypted before upload).
Your post is just incorrect.

 

[System Error Message]

that requirement was silently pushed. Before this there was calea which is what you mentioned but it was not sufficient since people were encrypting end to end communications so there was no way for someone in between to find out.

 

[stevech]

that requirement was silently pushed. Before this there was calea which is what you mentioned but it was not sufficient since people were encrypting end to end communications so there was no way for someone in between to find out.

Not so.
There were a few special case legal intercepts under court order.