Internet of Things and VLANs
Securing Internet of Things (IoT) devices within VLANs. On my home automation network I have a separate restricted VLAN for IoT devices. There is a single main reason why I set this up, security. Pretty much all of these devices have some form of processing ability within them. Almost all of them will have some small form of Linux installed with them. I have many IoT devices, some from manufacturers like Belkin and TP-Link, others from smaller outfits like Lifx (light bulbs) and Broadlink. Additionally, when I get a smart TV, it will be heavily restricted as to what external services it can access (if any). I want to be able to control it over my network, but I don't want it spying on me or spamming me with adverts. All of these are what I would call consumer devices and the lifetime I would expect from a consumer device is quite long (5+ years). However the support the manufacturer provides for these devices can sometimes be measured in months. That is also combined