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What is the requirement for open source FW? As long as you get a camera that is ONVIF certified then there is no risk of lock in as it is an open standard that

by starky 1y ago

What is the requirement for open source FW? As long as you get a camera that is ONVIF certified then there is no risk of lock in as it is an open standard that is compatible with most VMS software.

crote 1y ago
Don't forget that it is still an IP connected device, which will realistically never receive a security update. Best-case scenario it'll call back to the mothership, worst-case scenario it'll turn into a backdoor for your entire network and you'll start receiving ransomware threats with awkward photos/videos attached to them.
- hn_go_brrrrr 1y ago
  You can avoid this by preventing any traffic to or from the device except from Frigate.
- michaelt 1y ago
  > worst-case scenario [...] you'll start receiving ransomware threats with awkward photos/videos attached to them Honestly, I can kinda understand having outdoor cameras, if you're in a high crime area - but I just can't empathise with folks who feel more secure after putting indoor cameras in their own home.
  - fragmede 1y ago
    I think it's for the case of if you have a nice house and you have a party and people come over, and they bring people that you don't know over, and something goes missing, they want to be able to see who took it.
    - wutwutwat 1y ago
      > I think it's for the case of if you have a nice house and you have a party and people come over thought this was going down a P Diddy route there for a second
  - apple4ever 1y ago
    Imagine you hear a sound late at night and you are sleeping. You can check the cameras and see if anyone is inside. Also, we use them for kids and cats - keep and eye and find out what happened. In fact for our one cat we heard a sound and we were able to see she fell off a desk and was hurt. So we could help her immediately.
- starky 1y ago
  It is best practice to put your cameras on a VLAN or otherwise restrict access to the internet. If you must expose it to the internet expose the VMS software and properly access not your cameras.

by starky 1y ago

What is the requirement for open source FW? As long as you get a camera that is ONVIF certified then there is no risk of lock in as it is an open standard that is compatible with most VMS software.

crote 1y ago

Don't forget that it is still an IP connected device, which will realistically never receive a security update. Best-case scenario it'll call back to the mothership, worst-case scenario it'll turn into a backdoor for your entire network and you'll start receiving ransomware threats with awkward photos/videos attached to them.

hn_go_brrrrr 1y ago
You can avoid this by preventing any traffic to or from the device except from Frigate.
michaelt 1y ago
> worst-case scenario [...] you'll start receiving ransomware threats with awkward photos/videos attached to them Honestly, I can kinda understand having outdoor cameras, if you're in a high crime area - but I just can't empathise with folks who feel more secure after putting indoor cameras in their own home.
- fragmede 1y ago
  I think it's for the case of if you have a nice house and you have a party and people come over, and they bring people that you don't know over, and something goes missing, they want to be able to see who took it.
  - wutwutwat 1y ago
    > I think it's for the case of if you have a nice house and you have a party and people come over thought this was going down a P Diddy route there for a second
- apple4ever 1y ago
  Imagine you hear a sound late at night and you are sleeping. You can check the cameras and see if anyone is inside. Also, we use them for kids and cats - keep and eye and find out what happened. In fact for our one cat we heard a sound and we were able to see she fell off a desk and was hurt. So we could help her immediately.
starky 1y ago
It is best practice to put your cameras on a VLAN or otherwise restrict access to the internet. If you must expose it to the internet expose the VMS software and properly access not your cameras.