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Re:72% of smart TVs and 46% of game consoles hardcode DNS se... by denkmoon on Saturday December 05, 2020 @08:05PM (#25319967)
So I need to mitm https traffic for devices I can't change the ssl trust store on?
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Re:72% of smart TVs and 46% of game consoles hardcode DNS se... by acdha on Saturday December 05, 2020 @08:40PM (#25320178)
You have two choices: trust the device or don’t let it on the network. Voluntary measures like local DNS only work to the extent that the device maker wants them to.
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