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Prepping Tools and Gear Discussions (incl. reviews) => Communications => Topic started by: boskone on July 16, 2021, 05:27:35 PM

Title: Head's up to SDR users: backdoor in KiwiSDR
Post by: boskone on July 16, 2021, 05:27:35 PM
Now, I have no idea how common KiwiSDR is, but there's a developer backdoor (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/for-years-a-backdoor-in-popular-kiwisdr-product-gave-root-to-project-developer/), which is obviously a pretty major security concern.

Seems you need to go into the config file and set "console access" off.
Title: Re: Head's up to SDR users: backdoor in KiwiSDR
Post by: NT2C on July 16, 2021, 05:53:50 PM
Quote from: boskone on July 16, 2021, 05:27:35 PM
Now, I have no idea how common KiwiSDR is, but there's a developer backdoor (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/for-years-a-backdoor-in-popular-kiwisdr-product-gave-root-to-project-developer/), which is obviously a pretty major security concern.

Seems you need to go into the config file and set "console access" off.
Never heard of it but good looking out.  :smiley_happy_thumbup: