Dive into the world of MikroTik router security in this 53-minute conference talk from Recon 2022. Explore the unique challenges and opportunities presented by MikroTik's RouterOS, a standardized operating system used across all router models. Discover insights into RouterOS's proprietary IPC protocol, message format, and cryptographic protocols. Learn about a new remote jailbreak for RouterOS, the first in three years, which aims to accelerate research efforts. Gain a working understanding of RouterOS internals, from zero knowledge to practical application, and contribute to bringing MikroTik security research back into the spotlight.