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ncazer
Tutor
Jan 19, 2018
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R6700v2 Firmware: VPN Service uses MD5 but newest standards call for SHA256

I am unable to connect to my Netgear R6700v2 VPN using my android device becasue the certificate my router generates is still using MD5 when services started requiring SHA256. MD5 has been known to b...
Firmware
vpn sha256 md5 firmware update
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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Feb 05, 2018

Hi All,

 

NETGEAR is already aware of MD5 certificate which will no longer work by April. NETGEAR will release a new certificate before the deadline.

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ncazer
Tutor
Apr 28, 2018

I upgraded the firmwar but there still seems to be MD5 instead of the new standard... WHAT GIVES NETGEAR?