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Linksys Velop routers send Wi-Fi passwords in plaintext to US servers (stackdiary.com)

submitted 4 months ago by skilledtothegills@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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During installation, the router sent several data packets to an Amazon server in the US. These packets contained the configured SSID name and password in clear text, as well as some identification tokens for this network within a broader database and an access token for a user session that could potentially enable a MITM attack.

Linksys has refused to acknowledge/respond to the issue.

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Have any good recs for nonconsumer wifi mesh system that is not too far off from consumer prices? I had a velop system for awhile and it was torture. This thing stems from horrid design and will likely always be awful. Use an Asus system now and have been happy with it. Used to run Asus systems with merlin, but admittedly running stock firmware now.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ubiquiti gear is very solid for the price. Start with their dream machine (check eBay for used, just saw one for $150, otherwise $300 new), and then add nano access points as needed. Enterprise gear for a fraction of the price.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't Ubiquiti back to being a "have to make a cloud account to control all your local devices" company?

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

They're either or. Their configuration device is called a cloud key, but it runs locally on your network. You can choose to enable cloud management, though everything can be administered locally, nor do they punish you for it.

[–] Noobnarski@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You can also run the Network Controller on any PC or even Home Assistant if you dont need to do any advanced traffic routing features.

The only disadvantage is that updates cannot be automatically applied while the network controller is off, the APs however do work fine without it, as long as they are configured once.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unifi is probably the best you'll get for prosumer. Unfortunately it's not without flaws either. I'd take it over the junk consumer brands any day still. Because I work in the industry and I like to use a lot more advanced things, I can't get myself to use anything other than opnsense for home use. I have a protectli for hardware. You can install pfsense, opnsense, probably even ddwrt which is probably the most friendly of the bunch from what I hear. I use a ruckus poe fanless switch, but this is the least important for a typical home user network. Just get something that has poe and isn't cloud managed 😂

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought Ubiquiti moved back to cloud managed on everything? Or is that just the network cameras?

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Not sure, been a while since I used those

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

Not an expert but I've been very happy with my synology wifi router, plenty of range for my house. I've had good luck in the past with ubiquiti access points for an application that needs to cover more square footage.