Re: FCC issues new rules about foreign made routers

It appears that Saku Ytti via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> said:

Relevant URLs are

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-420034A1.pdf https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist

'Routers^ produced in a foreign country, except routers which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS.'

I wonder what 'Routers^' are 'produced' in the US, in such a way that it meaningfully improves security posture.

As far as I know, the answer is none. There are plenty of routers designed in the US but they're all built offshore. It would make sense to ask where the software is written, but they don't do that. The conditional approval procedure is absurd. It requires the vendor to commit to manufacture in the U.S. R's, John