schizoidmanJun 16, 2024

ASUS warns of critical remote authentication bypass on 7 routers

https://lemmy.ml/post/16945296

ASUS warns of critical remote authentication bypass on 7 routers - Lemmy

Show threadPxtlJun 16, 2024
Never turn on remote admin. You don’t need to admin your router from outside of your house.
Show threadDultasJun 16, 2024
And if you absolutely do. Set up a VPN.
Show threadProfessorozoneJun 16, 2024
I heard that a while ago many VPN services were bought by the very people you use a VPN to protect against. How do you know which ones are safe?
Show threadEvkob (they/them)

I believe they mean setting up a VPN on your network, rather than buying a service from a VPN provider.

Something like Wireguard lets you configure individual devices to access your network remotely.

WireGuard: fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel

WireGuard: fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel

Jun 16, 2024 at 9:58pmWeb
Show threadsugar_in_your_teaJun 18, 2024

Yup, I did that last week and it’s pretty easy. Basically:

  • Set up a VPS and configure wireguard
  • Set up your computer to connect to it (or your router if you literally only want remote admin); you’ll probably want to configure persistent connections
  • Set up your phone to connect to it
  • Test it at work sometime to make sure it all works

    • I do it in two hops: connect to VPS then to internal computer. There are other configurations (e.g. talk to peer computers directly), but this works well for me.