brother_printer_fwupd
Reconnoitre
brother_printer_fwupd | Reconnoitre | |
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2 | 2 | |
28 | 2,065 | |
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4.4 | 0.0 | |
5 days ago | over 1 year ago | |
Python | Python | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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brother_printer_fwupd
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告诉HN:兄弟打印机现在锁定了非OEM的配件 (Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia)
https://github.com/sedrubal/brother_printer_fwupd/issues/9
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Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia
https://www.earth.li/~noodles/blog/2015/11/updating-hl3040cn-firmware.html
I decided to poll my printer. I then noticed an OSS/python project to just handle it via a package. However, I noticed this issue:
https://github.com/sedrubal/brother_printer_fwupd/issues/9
Startled, I Googled... and the printer listed is an inkjet. For a second I was relieved, but then started to search for other issues, and found this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/s9b2eg/brother_mfc_firmware_update_nongenuine_toner_now/htm1vw4/
Not only is the above, post-sale firwmware update a change of what I understood to be Brother's historical policy, the method is beyond evil.
Brother seems to be apparently accepting the toner, but then purposefully making the print quality poorer.
I literally cannot think of something, product wise, more evil. It's one thing to say "We refuse to use 3rd party toner", and another to accept the toner, and then just purposefully print like garbage.
I was a happy HP customer for years, and only switched to Brother (which, by all accounts, is a much smaller / less renowned company) for the sole reason to not be vendor locked.
I will likely return this printer, but thought HN should know what Brother seems to be up to.
Reconnoitre
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IT Pro Tuesday #223 - iOS Shell, SharePoint Shortcuts, Multithreaded Info Collector & More
Reconnoitre is an open-source SNMP tool that collects multithreaded information and service enumeration. hombre_sabio sees it as "a robust security solution… It builds directories for IT structures that store results from various sources. It automates collecting information using suggested commands and directory structures."
- oscp and ctf bash script fro recon help
What are some alternatives?
brother - Python wrapper for getting data from Brother laser and inkjet printers via snmp
osmedeus - A Workflow Engine for Offensive Security
brother_ql - Python package for the raster language protocol of the Brother QL series label printers (QL-500, QL-550, QL-560, QL-570, QL-700, QL-710W, QL-720NW, QL-800, QL-810W, QL-820NWB, QL-1050, QL-1060N and more).
medsec - Network, recon and offensive-security tool for Linux systems. [Moved to: https://github.com/medpaf/hawk]
prometheus-enhanced-snmp-exporter - Enhanced prometheus SNMP exporter with multithreading support and variable SNMP pooling interval
A-Red-Teamer-diaries - RedTeam/Pentest notes and experiments tested on several infrastructures related to professional engagements.
WebMap - Nmap Web Interface including XML parsing, maps and reports
Interlace - Easily turn single threaded command line applications into a fast, multi-threaded application with CIDR and glob support.
dirsearch - Web path scanner
DivideAndScan - Divide full port scan results and use it for targeted Nmap runs
pentest-everything - This is my penetration testing cheatsheet
Terminhack - 👨💻 Impress your friends by pretending to be a real hacker