German government has published draft guidelines on how it believes broadband routers should be secured. Wireless routers should use as a minimum WPA2 encryption. Any pre-configured configuration password used with factory settings must not be shared by multiple devices from the same manufacturer. Users using guest Wi-Fi services should not have any access to the routers configuration. Remote access should only be possible via an encrypted, server-authenticated connection. Automatic firmware updates should be offered and activated by default (although it must be possible for a user to deactivate this.”]

