Editing Bambu Lab Authorization Control System (section)

==Bambu Lab's justification and rebuttal==
Bambu Lab has stated that the authorization system is in place in order to protect against "remote hacks," "printer exposure," and "abnormal traffic or attacks." There are, however, several ways to mitigate these risks without the loss of user control that their system causes:

*'''The "remote hacks" that were cited as an example in the article seem to be a direct result of the 3D-printer vendor not responding properly to a reported security vulnerability in their product.<ref>[https://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/someone-is-hacking-3d-printers-to-warn-owners-of-a-security-flaw?ref=blog.bambulab.com https://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/someone-is-hacking-3d-printers-to-warn-owners-of-a-security-flaw]</ref> Therefore, in order to get attention, the researcher decided to infect machines and display a harmless message to spread publicity.''' Properly responding to security vulnerabilities, working to patch them quickly, and working with the security community (who would be more than happy to help secure products) would be some ways to prevent this.
*In the article cited about printer exposure, the hack was carried out largely because of user misconfiguration.<ref>[https://www.csoonline.com/article/566223/over-3700-exposed-3d-printers-open-to-remote-attackers.html?ref=blog.bambulab.com https://www.csoonline.com/article/566223/over-3700-exposed-3d-printers-open-to-remote-attackers.html]</ref> Printer exposure can be mitigated by offering more convenient ways to securely expose printers to the internet, so that users are not tempted to allow unauthenticated access over the network.
*The "abnormal traffic" can be mitigated by steps Bambu has already put in place, as detailed in their own article on the matter.<ref>[https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/security-incidents-cloud-traffic?ref=blog.bambulab.com https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/security-incidents-cloud-traffic]</ref>
*"Other malicious devices in the LAN" can be partially mitigated by steps Bambu has already put in place, as detailed in their own article on the matter.<ref>https://blog.bambulab.com/answering-network-security-concerns/</ref> Another mitigation is to add stronger authentication mechanisms, rather than using a weak pre-shared LAN access code as is currently the case.