Our path to open-source routers
summary
A Czech domain registry builds an open‑source home router as a deployable security probe that forwards traffic, runs local honeypots (HTTP, Telnet, SMTP, FTP, SSH proxy), and ships a centrally updated dynamic firewall that blocks attackers in real time. It records 1.5M unique attackers in Q1 with 0.06% over IPv6, uses OpenWrt‑based OS, Btrfs snapshots for rollback, Suricata/Snort rules, OpenVPN/Nextcloud packaging, and sells a retail 4‑core 10Gb model under $500.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Open-source router project
- 3:10From probes to full routers
- 7:55Why open-source for transparency
- 13:43Research to retail routers
- 17:02Open-source for business
- 23:16Security research stats
- 32:17Network monitoring & intrusion detection
- 37:04Security versus privacy
- 37:48Future hardware & features
- 39:32Resources & involvement
- 45:13Live demo & Q&A
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