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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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- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches, (continued)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Enno Rey (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Sam Moats (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Dobbins, Roland (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Ray Soucy (Dec 30)
- RE: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Lorell Hathcock (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches shawn wilson (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Ray Soucy (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Randy Bush (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Sabri Berisha (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Dobbins, Roland (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Randy Bush (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Dobbins, Roland (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Blake Dunlap (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Dobbins, Roland (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Randy Bush (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Dobbins, Roland (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Sabri Berisha (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches [AP] NANOG (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Dobbins, Roland (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches [AP] NANOG (Dec 30)
- Re: NSA able to compromise Cisco, Juniper, Huawei switches Blair Trosper (Dec 30)