EOL Router Question/ OpenWRT (lemmy.today)

submitted 1 week ago by sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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Common security practices are to keep a router for as long as it's receiving security patches. Once it's EOL, then replace it.

I have a Gl.iNet router using the latest firmware that just released recently. However, the router is based on OpenWRT and is running v21.02 when the latest OpenWRT official version is 24.10.3. On OpenWRT's website v21.02 is considered EOL.

So should this router be considered EOL? Should the whole company not be worth buying from since everything sold is immediately EOL? I don't understand enough about cyber security to know how significant the jump is from v21.02 to v24.10.3.

PS. I know these routers can be flashed with straight OpenWRT but this is for the sake of my thought experiment.

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[-] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

GLiNet has a support page that states if the product is no longer receiving updates. If they are still pushing out updates for it, then I would consider it active.

Even though their OS is based on 21.02, its still their own fork of openwrt. Hopefully theyre back porting security fixes.

https://www.gl-inet.com/support/firmware-versions/

[-] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

I hadn't seen that page on their website, thanks. I would hope you're right. That would make the most sense

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