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    Legacy BIOS on the firewall - how much of a risk for remote attacks?

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    • M Offline
      magician-balmy-stainable
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      If someone is running a Protectli vault that only supports a legacy Coreboot BIOS, how much of a risk to remote attacks does this pose?

      Would it be worth updating to a device with a more recently released BIOS?

      Do all Protectli vaults support pfSense or are there any considerations to keep in mind?

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      • stephenw10S Offline
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Very low to none IMO. Of a remote attack at least.

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        • AndyRHA Offline
          AndyRH
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          BIOS attacks almost always require hands on to deploy. They can also be deployed by tricking the user into using a compromised BIOS.
          I would also rate the chances of a remote attack as very low. The chances of a socially engineered attack has a higher probability. Your careful actions should make you safe.

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