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Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches


From: Randy Bush <randy () psg com>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:41:46 -1000

So this isn't an issue of the NSA working with Cisco and Juniper to
include back doors, it's an issue of the NSA modifying those releases
after the fact though BIOS implants.

Yes, I see this now, thanks.

AFAICT, the Cisco boxes listed are ASAs and PIXes, which are
essentially Linux PCs running a bunch of userland firewall stuff and
which have BIOSes and so forth; they aren't routers/switches.

you may want to read the more complete, well let's say extensive 

http://leaksource.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/nsas-ant-division-catalog-of-exploits-for-nearly-every-major-software-hardware-firmware/


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