Germany Proposes Router Security Guidelines (zdnet.com)

German government would like to regulate what kind of routers are sold and installed across the country. From a report: The German government published at the start of the month an initial draft for rules on securing Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) routers. Published by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the rules have been put together with input from router vendors, German telecoms, and the German hardware community. Once approved, router manufacturers don't have to abide by these requirements, but if they do, they can use a special sticker on their products showing their compliance. The 22-page document, available in English here, lists tens of recommendations and rules for various router functions and features.

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Good idea

[BringsApples]

The draft sets out to not only list what expectations/requirements routers will need, but it explains, in layman's terms, the reasoning behind it all. The best way to secure a thing is to properly educate those that are using it.