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My point isn't that you should need to replace your router every 5 years, not by any means. My point is that routers don't (for some unknown reason) typically
by johnmaguire2013 11y ago
My point isn't that you should need to replace your router every 5 years, not by any means.
My point is that routers don't (for some unknown reason) typically ship with automatic self-updates. The company could just as easily ship a firmware upgrade to fix your SSL issue (why is the burden on you the owner to switch to dd-wrt?) But if that doesn't happen, should the fact that some router companies refuse to upgrade to the latest standard stop us from encrypting the web?
I think no. And I think having to upgrade my router for that cause is an okay tradeoff.
- paulddraper 11y agoOr...here's an idea: let me choose my security. Maybe I have a different standard for a bank then a blog, or a router config page. Or maybe I don't. You don't have to choose for me, not in this case.
- johnmaguire2013 11y agoLet me ask you another question: Does your 5 year old router use a SHA1 self-signed cert? If no, what's your problem? I was legitimately curious how old OP's router was in addition to my statement. 5 years is a bit meh, but if you've got a router that doesn't support past 108.11b/g, then it's time to upgrade. Sorry.