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> Let me see if I can nail down the argument here: Wrong nail. My home router runs OpenWRT. While it's not a 100% guarantee to be safe, it's a lot better than
by krasin 4y ago
> Let me see if I can nail down the argument here:
Wrong nail. My home router runs OpenWRT. While it's not a 100% guarantee to be safe, it's a lot better than any closed-sourced firmware.
That said, if the choice is limited to closed-sourced firmware options, it's best to choose a reputable brand, so that the list of people who can access your router is limited to three letter agencies (US and China), as opposed to random scammers, like with all these malware-ridden Android phones from Aliexpress: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/android-malware-that-comes-preinstalled-are-a-massive-threat https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/android-malware-that-comes-...
So, yes. Not buying network equipment on Aliexpress is a sound advice.
- TheRealPomax 4y agoWhy would it be better than the realtek chip found in so many devices that the odds of yours being bugged are proportional to how much you're wanted by the authorities. Consumer hardware doesn't have backdoors because the monumentous task required to keep that hidden isn't worth the non-payoff of not getting the military or state secrets that would make it worth the effort.
- mrmuagi 4y agoThis is just a switch but similiar 2.5gbe routers can run pfsense or opnsense with i225/i226 chips and intel/amd cpus. Servethehome covers quite a few of them.
- mike_d 4y agoOpenWRT does not replace the firmware on any of the actual controllers inside the device, which is where a backdoor would likely reside.