MustacheSwe
Occasional Visitor
I am today running a consumer-grade ASUS RT-AC68U router.
Getting very tired of:
Getting very tired of:
- Constant security issues (that may or may not be fixed via Firmware upgrades after weeks or months), for example due to old, not updated, underlying packages/software
- Lack of automatic updates (at least critical security flaws should just be auto-fixed without requiring me to manually find out that there is even an issue, and then fixing it myself)
- Total lack of security and privacy consciousness among the router manufacturers, for example: (a) Asus Router iPhone App that suddenly Enabled Remote (WAN) Acess without informing me about it; (b) 16-char max length of password, (c) no multi-factor-authentication for admin account, (d) AI Micro harvesting personal information without that clearly beeing communicated [https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/3vxg07/does_trend_micro_steal_web_browsing_history/] etc etc (examples from my current Asus router, but had very similar experience with my previous Netgear consumer router).
- If I were to install a firmware such as DD-WRT, Tomato or Merlin, would that really help? I am not really interested in tweaking or getting more fancy features. I am only (well, mainly) interested in highest possible security and privacy
- If I were to invest in a SOHO- or enterprise-grade router, would that really help? Or would that still rely on myself identifying all upcoming secirity issues, and taking measures?