Cisco announced it would check whether the software contains backdoor code

Cisco announced it would check whether the software contains backdoor code

After Juniper's firewall product NetScreen finds two backdoors, Cisco announced that it would re-examine its software in case it contains backdoor code. The backdoors of Juniper are considered to be hidden in the elliptic curve encryption algorithm, and the backdoors of Juniper are a secret password for managing access permissions. Cisco said they should be able to discover unauthorized code using the conventional method, but they cannot ensure that all security risks are eliminated. Additional software checks will include penetration testing and manual code checks by engineers proficient in network and encryption technologies. The examiner will look for backdoor, hardcoded, or unrecorded account creden.

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