Day: January 21, 2020

‘I am done with open source’: Developer of Rust Actix web framework quits, appoints new maintainer

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The maintainer of the Actix web framework, written in Rust, has quit the project after complaining of a toxic web community – although over 100 Actix users have since signed a letter of support for him. Actix Web was developed by Nikolay Kim, who is also a senior software engineer at Microsoft, though the Actix Read more about ‘I am done with open source’: Developer of Rust Actix web framework quits, appoints new maintainer[…]

Netgear leaves admin interface’s TLS cert and private key router firmware

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Netgear left in its router firmware key ingredients needed to intercept and tamper with secure connections to its equipment’s web-based admin interfaces. Specifically, valid, signed TLS certificates with private keys were embedded in the software, which was available to download for free by anyone, and also shipped with Netgear devices. This data can be used Read more about Netgear leaves admin interface’s TLS cert and private key router firmware[…]