Can you still trust your network card? - Agence nationale de la ...

Real impact Controlling the host
Conclusion (2/2)
◮ more and more devices require firmwares:
◮ network cards,
◮ wireless network cards,
◮ GSM and UMTS chipsets,
◮ RAID controllers;
◮ with common characteristics:
◮ no source code available,
◮ close to the hardware,
◮ possible access to the outside world (network cards),
◮ real-time constraints.
More issues are likely to appear in the future.
It is time to develop simpler network cards and smaller drivers.
SGDSN/ANSSI – http://www.ssi.gouv.fr/trustnetworkcard 50/51