• pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    If anything it makes me want routers to not even allow a blanket whitelist for all devices…

    I would be fine with this. Make it as annoying as possible so people don’t blindly follow a guide to disable the firewall.

    • Remove firewall disable option, and only allow it to happen by DMZ or bridging to another router that would have it.

    • Require calling in to an ISP help desk, where they ask why you want to do that, and explain in no uncertain terms that you’re probably going to open a portal to hell or summon cthulhu. If you still want to, you have to read them out the device serial number, read out a unique code in the router admin interface, and wait a week for the option to become available.