Farce MajeureAnyone find any American-made cablemodems yet?
penguin42@vathpela You could make a fortune, popping existing (foreign made) cable-modem cards and wifi cards into (foreign made) mini PC and selling them as American-made. Heck, if you used a Dell or supermicro for the mini PC you might even get away with it.
Scott Williams 🐧@penguin42 @vathpela "Made in America" has a lot of really weird rules about it.
What 'Made In America' ACTUALLY Looks Like
@vwbusguy @penguin42 so does "what counts as a router?" https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/ir/8425/a/final is kind of all over the place.
NIST Internal or Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8425A, Recommended Cybersecurity Requirements for Consumer-Grade Router Products
Ensuring the security of routers is crucial for safeguarding not only individuals’ data but also the integrity and availability of entire networks. With the increasing prevalence of smart home Internet of Things (IoT) devices and remote work setups, the significance of consumer-grade router cybersecurity has expanded, as these devices and applications often rely on routers in the home to connect to the internet. This report presents the consumer-grade router profile, which includes cybersecurity outcomes for consumer-grade router products and associated requirements from router standards.
@vathpela @penguin42 Yeah - my first thought was all wifi direct printers any any IoT device that spawns its own SSID are gonna get caught in these broad strokes.
@vathpela @penguin42 Technically, any smartphone that can enable a hotspot is acting a consumer grade router. Any laptop or desktop with a NIC could also be capable of being one.
@penguin42 @vathpela I'm running @RMerlin's MerlinWRT on mine, so if we count "North America" as made in America, do I get a pass for new hardware? 😅
@penguin42 @vathpela Oh my goodness, this went right over my head on the first pass. Well done! 😂