Hi,

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:40:07AM -0700, Fred Baker wrote:
> /*
>  * suggestion
>  */
> REC-13:
> Residential Internet Gateways SHOULD provide a convenient means to securely 
> update their firmware, for the installation of security patches and other 
> manufacturer-recommended changes.
> 
> Vendors can expect users and operators to have differing viewpoints on the 
> maintenance of patches, with some preferring automated update and some 
> preferring manual initiation, and those preferring automated update wanting 
> to download from a vendor site or one managed by the network operator. To 
> handle the disparity, vendors are well advised if they provide manual and 
> automated options. In the automated case, they would do well to facilitate 
> pre-configuration of the download URL and a means of validating the software 
> image such as a certificate.
> /*
>  * end of suggestion
>  */

Works for me.  Both from the ISP side and from the end user side.

Gert Doering
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