Re: FCC issues new rules about foreign made routers
Scott Fisher via NANOG <[email protected]>
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The takedown was also due to the help of network operators, many of whom are on this list. Huzzah! Thanks, Scott > On Mar 24, 2026, at 1:27 PM, cosmo via NANOG <[email protected]> wrote: > > The news is likely a response to recent events. Props go to the FBI Alaska > field office! > > District of Alaska | Authorities disrupt world’s largest IoT DDoS botnets > responsible for record breaking attacks targeting victims worldwide | > United States Department of Justice https://share.google/oNBQGeRtp05TtSbMI > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 10:05 AM John Levine via NANOG <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It appears that Saku Ytti via NANOG <[email protected]> said: >>> Relevant URLs are >>> >>> https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-420034A1.pdf >>> https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist >>> >>> 'Routers^ produced in a foreign country, except routers which have >>> been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS.' >>> >>> I wonder what 'Routers^' are 'produced' in the US, in such a way that >>> it meaningfully improves security posture. >> >> As far as I know, the answer is none. There are plenty of routers >> designed in the >> US but they're all built offshore. It would make sense to ask where the >> software is >> written, but they don't do that. >> >> The conditional approval procedure is absurd. It requires the vendor >> to commit to manufacture in the U.S. >> >> R's, >> John >> _______________________________________________ >> NANOG mailing list >> >> https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FSHMKN363Z3R2QSWMPO6F4FIY6FAM7LP/ >> > _______________________________________________ > NANOG mailing list > https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N4WOGJW3O3VLHNM2GSUPYZLCQ5RGEULJ/ _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDEZT5ERZUJTGRVGP457F73TJDLR5XY2/