Teltonika RUT142 (RUT142)

Security Evaluation

1. Device Security

Criterion	Value	Proof	Comment
Known hardware tampering	Rare	🔗 Proof	Physical possession permits reset and bootloader recovery. Qualitative physical-exposure assessment; no incident frequency measured.
Known vulnerabilities	Very common	🔗 Proof	Numerous historical CVE patches appear in the firmware history. This does not imply that updated firmware remains affected.
Prior attacks	None	🔗 Proof	No model-specific exploitation report located; absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Updatability	Very common	🔗 Proof	Multiple dated vendor firmware releases and security patches are available.
Category Score	Score: 2 / 3

2. System Security

Criterion	Value	Proof	Comment
Authentication with other systems	Partial	🔗 Proof	Certificate-based services are supported, but authentication depends on enabled services and configuration.
Communications	Encrypted with up-to-date encryption	🔗 Proof	HTTPS, SSH and TLS certificate support allow encrypted management. This rates secure capability, not every possible traffic flow.
Storage	No encryption	🔗 Proof	Provisional configuration-storage assessment: backup encryption is optional and off by default. This does not establish encryption status of every flash region.
Category Score	Score: 2 / 3

3. User Authentication

Criterion	Value	Proof	Comment
Account management	Full	🔗 Proof	Separate user accounts, group access permissions and password changes are supported.
Authentication	Basic	🔗 Proof	Password-based management is the baseline; stronger optional methods do not guarantee a hardened deployment.
Brute-force protection	Exist	🔗 Proof	Failed SSH/WebUI login attempts can trigger IP blocking.
Event logging	Access event logged	🔗 Proof	Failed-login records and management access/session information support access monitoring; retention is configuration-dependent.
Passwords	Require change after setup with complexity requirements	🔗 Proof	First login requires replacing the default password with at least 8 characters, uppercase, lowercase and a digit.
Category Score	Score: 2 / 3

Technical Specifications

Property	Details
Operating System & App	RutOS (Companion App: )
Hardware (CPU / GPU)	CPU: • GPU:
Memory & Storage	Memory: • Storage:
Power, Battery & Charging	Battery: • Power: • Charging:
Display & Camera	Display: • Camera:
Sound & Connectivity	Sound: • Connectivity:
Physical (Dimensions & Mass)	Dimensions: • Mass:

Assessment scope and limitations

Documentation-based assessment dated 2026-10-24. No hands-on penetration test. Historical vulnerabilities and present security capabilities are distinguished. The automatically calculated grade is provisional because flash encryption and incident frequency require further verification. The storage choice is a conservative inference about default configuration handling; optional encrypted backups do not establish whole-flash encryption. Administrator review of that criterion is requested.

Release date records the manufacturer introduction date: manufacturer announcement.