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Co-authored-by: redoomed1 <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Nathan Gray <[email protected]>
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title: "Hardware"
title: "Hardware Overview"
icon: 'material/chip'
description: Software isn't all that matters; learn about the hardware tools you use every day to protect your privacy.
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Some threats can't be protected against by your internal components alone. Many of these options are highly situational; please evaluate if they are really necessary for your threat model.

### Hardware Keys
### Hardware Security Keys

Hardware keys are devices that use strong cryptography to authenticate you to a device or account, the idea being that it functions similarly to a regular key; you need to have it in order gain access.

[More Info :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](../multi-factor-authentication/#hardware-security-keys){ .md-button }
[More Info on hardware keys :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](basics/multi-factor-authentication.md#hardware-security-keys)

[Recommended hardware keys](security-keys.md){ .md-button }

### Camera/Microphone

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If your router does not support automatic updates, you will need to go to the manufacturer's site to download the updates and apply them manually.

Many consumer-grade routers aren't supported for very long. If your router isn't supported by the manufacturer anymore, you can check if it's supported by [FOSS firmware](../router.md). You can also buy routers that come with FOSS firmware installed by default; these tend to be supported longer than most routers.
Many consumer-grade routers aren't supported for very long. If your router isn't supported by the manufacturer anymore, you can check if it's supported by [FOSS firmware](router.md). You can also buy routers that come with FOSS firmware installed by default; these tend to be supported longer than most routers.

Some ISPs provide a combined router/modem. It can be beneficial for security to purchase a separate router and set your ISP router/modem into modem-only mode. This way, even when your ISP-provided router is no longer getting updates, you can still get security updates and patches. It also means any problems that affect your modem won't affect your router and vice versa.

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