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Nighthawk R6900P iOS app uses what protocol to connect to the router
Good Morning: Here is my question: What protocol does the Netgear iOS iphone app use to connect to the router? IE: HTTPS, TCP, UDP, etc? Thanks - Batman
The answer is self-explanatory. On the iPhone when you tap on the nighthawk app what protocol does it use to communicate with the router. HTTPS, UDP, TCP/IP.I am looking to find out if the communication is secure or not secure. Another way to put it is it an encrypted.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Not very difficult to figure out - plain text HTTP SOAP - .2 is the mobile, .254 is a Netgear R9000:
This applies even to Nighthawk routers supporting https - while the https://routerlogin.net/ is encryted and the certificate is trusted all firmware at least of a similar generation) does come with the very same certificate - and private key.
Now, for most deployments - leaving e.g. Orbi with a wired backhaul out of scope - the mobile device App does connect direct over the already encryped WPA2 link (or WPA3) unless the admin has configured something silly with the router. So what's the fuzz here - it's just consumer junk anyway?
On a broader IT security view, it's more essential how the encryption is done, how the keys are exchaned, how the keys are generated, ...
PS: For somebody keen to know it won't be difficult to figure out discoving the same insight - not much criminal energy required.
- Thank you for your response! It is exactly what I needed.