I've always thought vendors that care about this would let you validate the serial online as genuine(and not stolen etc). This is a minimal effort IMHO.
Jared Mauch On Jan 10, 2012, at 5:07 AM, Phil Mayers <p.may...@imperial.ac.uk> wrote: > On 01/10/2012 12:35 AM, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: > >> In theory the way it's supposed to work is that a cryptographically >> verifiable code based on the serial number (probably some sort of hash, >> but no clue what they actually use) is written to the EEPROM. That way, >> Cisco can give the actual manufacturers a list of SN's and codes equal >> to the number of units they're purchasing, to prevent the classic >> counterfeiting problem of the factory in China running during the day >> for the customer and at night for themselves. > > That's something I've heard before, but to be frank it's always seemed a > bit... highly organised, shall I say?... for the vendors to actually > accomplish. > > Are you convinced that they're actually doing this? If so, I don't suppose > you could share the evidence that convinced you? ;o) > > If nothing else, one wonders how things like the widely-available "XYZ > Compatible" optics (or the flexBox) would work if this validation were taking > place. > _______________________________________________ > juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp
