i was unpacking a firmware for a router whose official name includes "killer engine" for a thing and it turns out that one internal codename for it is "venom" and the other is "armada" please cancel gamers thx
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vendor: "automatic firmware updates!" me: "finally someone puts a dent into the massive problem of insecure SOHO routers. actually hang on" *unpacks firmware* me: "oh."
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so, it downloads firmware updates. over http. but don't worry, they're signed. with md5. but at least the signature is downloaded over https. with --no-check-certificate. but at least they actually verify the signa*dies*pic.twitter.com/96EbDXK3hi
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Linksys you literally added ONE FEATURE over what's essentially stock openwrt and you managed to fuck up EVERY SINGLE THING you could possibly fuck up look at this thinghttps://gist.github.com/whitequark/f7ac76449d875133da0aa5a9cb97f6c6 …
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incredible. i'm laughing hysterically right now because i don't want to believe this is real production fw. why is it that every time i try to do things like "use thunderbolt" or "help a friend with a router" i accidentally unerath some eldritch ambomination
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in case you ever run out of nightmare fuel, go have a look at code running in production for banks and insurances
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