This report aggregates video surveillance products that manufacturers have told IPVM are compliant with NDAA Section 889 that bars products produced or using essential components from Dahua, Hikvision, and Huawei.
Determining Blacklist / Whitelist
The key difficulty for buyers is determining which products are deceptively-labeled by Western companies but actually are made by or use essential components from the banned companies (like Hikvision as Honeywell).
Any product OEM / relabelled from Dahua or Hikvision is banned, though many brands doing so will not readily admit to it. See: Dahua OEM Directory and Hikvision OEM Directory for the companies doing so. Note that companies OEM'ing products may have non-OEM models that are NDAA compliant.
Also, any product containing a Huawei Hisilicon System-on-a-Chip (SOC) is banned, as an essential component of devices using it. Related: How To See If Your Camera Uses Huawei Hisilicon Chips, the video below shows how to check yourself:
Of course, since this is time-consuming and requires having a device physically on hand, the goal of this whitelist is to simplify the discovery process for which devices are not banned.
Current Products Vs Past Products Warning
Because of the NDAA ban, many manufacturers have recently discontinued products that are covered by the ban, or just discontinued them in the US but still sell them globally. As such, you should be careful to verify that you do not have existing products that are covered, that you are buying products not taken from old NDAA-banned inventory, or are buying products internationally that are banned.
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I have a statement from EnGenius, a wireless technology firm, stating that they are fully NDAA compliant. I would post it, but I feel it is not my place to speak for them. I know that many others on this site use their products, so I thought I would mention it. Feel free to reach out to them on your own to confirm.
All Panasonic-branded cameras sold in the U.S. are engineered, manufactured and quality assured solely by Panasonic. As such, they are not impacted by the NDAA legislation (federal ban).
Note that Panasonic products purchased outside the US may not be NDAA-compliant.
How come the NDAA fiscal year 2019 did not implement a manufacturer stipulation of YES or NO compliance listing to all datasheet, white sheets, warranties. We already have Serial Numbers, Manufacture date, UL, IK ratings...what gives?
That would be really nice, but one possible problem I see with that is if there are a lot of changing exemptions or expansion of requirements. Does anyone else see that as a possibility?
Doug, can you link the cameras And NVR? Avertek sounds like the Avermedia brand. They used to make DVR cards and Hybrid NVRs like Geovision did circa 2006. I did not think they were still in the surveillance market.
Rhombus is, and has always been, NDAA compliant. Rhombus uses Ambarella chipsets, Sony imagers, and US-based memory. All cameras are assembled in Taiwan. For the sensors, they are assembled in the USA.
I am with ACTi. I believe 75% of our product line is currently compliant (ballpark). My understanding is we are shooting for 100% compliance by years end.
Having only non Chinese sensor chips does not make you NDAA compliant.
Initially this was correct.
You need to read all the changes to date. Latest was a few months ago.
You can't have sister chips in the cameras either ,made in China". This rules out many companies claiming to be NDAA compliant selling to US government.
Changes state that even if you are a Chinese company and build in other countries, examples, US , India, Mexico, you are not compliant.
I suggest you take the time and check this out because I did.
See my answer below: Essentially we can create a table of your entire inventory, manufacturer, oe manufacturer, model and firmware. This can be correlated with vendor information. In the main, you can get a quick check on compliance. In the margins, you may have investigative work. For our integrator partners, this becomes a Professional Services engagement to help people demonstrate compliance.
This article actually pulls together a lot of useful, model specific information which is leverageable in the exercise.
Since early 2019, we maintain a Manufacturer and OE Manufacturer attribute for every camera.
These fields are derived automatically from what we can discover from your configuration. VMS's often have their notion of manufacturer and model. If you give us the device credentials, we can get more refined information about the device. The OE Manufacturer is derived from the MAC Address of the device only.
If the vendor has replaced the NIC card in the device with their own, we can't tell automatically. At that point, you have to go by the vendor's information. These two camera fields as well as model, firmware version, IP Address, MAC Address, location, recorder, et cetera can be exported into a spreadsheet if necessary and people can do their own deeper analysis and/or use it as evidence of compliance.
The OE Manufacturer is derived from the MAC Address of the device only.
But how are you determining which devices use Huawei Hisilicon? Your company Viakoo is selling an audit ("For a fixed price we will provide an Inventory management audit.") but I don't see how anyone could confidentially and fully offer such a service when there are so many brands and not an obvious fingerprinting for Huawei Hisilicon generally.
The system automatically captures Manufacturer and Model information. From that you can audit compliance. That is why it is a service not a simple report to be printed out.
That makes sense. That also means you need to have a list of models that are known to use Huawei Hisilicon. Not a criticism, just trying to clarify that it's not some magic algorithm that detects if there is Huawei inside a device.
No magic, but vendors are declaring and your article actually is pulling a lot of data together. The point is that a large percentage in our customer's inventory resolves quickly. Then there is research to do on the rest but the database is getting more fleshed out every day.
I am with ACTi. I believe 75% of our product line is currently compliant (ballpark). My understanding is we are shooting for 100% compliance by years end.
Yes, that's fine for new purchases but for people trying to audit their current inventory, it makes it cumbersome to have to select each individual model one at a time. It makes it easy if you can provide the list that people can quickly match to their inventory.
Conor - do you have any info on i3 International & Click-IT - Both OEM Cameras and their NVR/ HVRs are suspected to have the Huawei Chipsets. They are not "mainstream" but have been sold into the specific niche vertical markets. Thanks
Hi David. This information should only be taken to apply to products that are being sold today. That said, if you have questions about a specific past product, please feel free to post those in a comment, and we'll see what information we have.
I would urge you to not put vendors in the "100%" compliant list unless they have always been compliant. You should have a distinction for "100% Compliant from now on" that is different than "100% Compliant" simply because there is the inventory that is already in place that can affect people in terms of compliance.
JCI/Tyco security have removed their last non-compliant products, meaning their entire product portfolio is now NDAA-compliant. Note that past JCI models may not be compliant.
I have the same letter from Bosch. They are pretty specific about which models are compliant. Reference the model #s you bought against that list. If it is not on there it is definitely non-compliant. Products that were non-NDAA compliant were in the 3000 series, the Tinyon cameras, some PTZs, and some lower cost fisheyes. If I recall properly most of the 5000 series was OK. Most of the non-NDAA compliant product was on the lower end.
The cameras I have been buying were the Dinion 5000 bullets which were in the list I was given months ago.
But as of a few days ago, Bosch apparently said this. Anyone know if this is true? If so then Bosch lied.
On August 14, 2020, a provision of NDAA will go into effect that prevents a company from doing business with the U.S. government, if they are also selling video products that are not NDAA compliant to other non-government entities in the U.S.
As a result, there will be a few Bosch products that we will remove from our portfolio, including the DIVAR hybrid 3000 and 5000 recorders, DIVAR network 2000, 3000 and 5000 recorders, the DINION IP 4000, 5000, and 6000 bullet cameras, and the Sony SNC-WL862 Multi-Sensor Adjustable Dome Network Camera.
These products will be removed from our U.S. offering beginning August 14, so that Bosch can continue to do business with the government. However, we expect our distribution partners will have stock remaining and will continue to supply them to customers until their inventory is exhausted.
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes you, but we want to be able to continue to do business with the US Government so we had to make these difficult decisions.
So the $60k I spent this year on Bosch Dinion IP 5000 cameras is gone? I even have a letter from Bosch stating the Camera was not in scope.
Charles, we are in contact with Bosch about your issue. They have asked for the type number of the product/products you're concerned about. Let me know, and I'll update you with their response.
Can someone clarify Panasonic's statement "All Panasonic-branded cameras sold in the U.S. are engineered, manufactured and quality assured solely by Panasonic. As such, they are not impacted by the NDAA legislation (federal ban)." Can Panasonic verify they do not use Hi-silicon/Huawei chips in the i-Pro product line? The product line may be engineered, manufactured and QA'd solely by Panasonic but the country of origin is still China.
My understanding from several months ago, is Panasonic branded cameras are NDAA compliant. But their Advidia by Panasonic models are in transition to compliance. A series are not compliant, B series are.
Would like to see a statement from Verint - they manufacture their Edge VR boxes and have yet to issue a formal statement to any of their dealers. I talked to one yesterday who was told "Don't worry about it" from his rep which isn't quite the same as a "no"
Team IPVM - this information is a great resource tool for Integrators, End Users and Consultants.
As a Regional Manager for Geutebrück USA, I would like to state that all of our product portfolio is NDAA compliant.
Geutebrück's complete line of Servers, Viewing Stations, Cameras and related components including:
- Mainboards / Motherboards- Central Processing Units (CPU's)- Random Access Memory (RAM)- Graphics Cards- Solid State Drives (SSD's)- Hard Disk Drives (HHD's)
Therefore, our hardware does not contain any banned components, such as System-on-a-Chip (SoCs) or other technology with Chinese origin, in accordance with the announcement by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
We would be pleased to provide a statement of compliance endorsed by our Managing Director and Director of Quality Control to any individual or entity requesting further documentation.
Thank you for adding clarity to an extremely murky situation.
Panasonic i-Pro has been removed from the whitelist. Suspecting deception by the manufacturer, we took apart one of their US-listed models and found a Huawei chip inside. Read our report on this issue for more information: Warning: Panasonic i-PRO Deceives About NDAA Compliance
For those curious about Geovision's NDAA compliance, it is certainly not 100%. I tore down 2 current Geovision cameras, and found that the GV-EBD8711 uses a HiSilicon chip, while the GV-EVD2100 uses a Grain chip. I checked Geovision's website prior to posting this, and I do not see any NDAA-specific message from them yet.
Several months ago I requested an NDAA compliant statement and received one from GeoVision. Because the wording of the compliance statement did not disclose the source of the SoC, I requested clarification from the company, twice, and never received a reply. Based on this non-response a decision was made not to use GeoVision products.
Clinton has been moved from 100% compliant to mostly compliant after the company told us they discovered the CE-HD04SW HD splitter, and some of their DVR products, use HiSilicon SOCs.
Update: several readers have asked about JCI's sourcing of their new Illustra Essentials Gen4 line. Based on configuration similarities in their documentation, these cameras appear to be from the same supplier as their Gen3 Pro line:
This supplier is likely Topview, though neither JCI nor Topview have confirmed this relationship. Import records to JCI (under the Sensormatic name) from Topview from the past six months show significant activity:
Uniview has compiled a list of NDAA-approved cameras and NVRs, which I've linked here, as well as in the report.
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Comments (87)
Undisclosed Integrator #1
I have a statement from EnGenius, a wireless technology firm, stating that they are fully NDAA compliant. I would post it, but I feel it is not my place to speak for them. I know that many others on this site use their products, so I thought I would mention it. Feel free to reach out to them on your own to confirm.
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Eric Taylor
Pelco is also 100% NDAA compliant!
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Patrick Kelly
Digital Watchdog (DW) -
The link in the DW section is for a Lilin excel file.
The DW statement can be found HERE
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Are CVI and TVI technically Hikua technology? Would analog HD cameras the use them, as opposed to AHD or HDSDI, be covered under NDAA?
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Thank you for releasing this.
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Is Geovision compliant?
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
What about Advidia?
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Undisclosed #3
How come the NDAA fiscal year 2019 did not implement a manufacturer stipulation of YES or NO compliance listing to all datasheet, white sheets, warranties. We already have Serial Numbers, Manufacture date, UL, IK ratings...what gives?
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Conor Healy
BCD International confirmed to IPVM that they are 100% NDAA compliant. The list has been updated with this information.
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doug newton
Hi what about Avertek cameras and Nvr
we installing a new Bosch compliant system but notice my clients other sites have different cameras
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John Honovich
Updated, from Rhombus:
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Jicko Chetrit
Vumii and Opgal thermal products are fully NDAA compliant.
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Martin Renkis
08/11/20 01:30pm
Tyco Cloud Gateways and Illustra Cloud Cameras as well as ioSmart Readers are all NDAA compliant. Thanks John.
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Thomas Lienhard
Wasn't the cheap FLIR NVR made by Hikvision or Dahua?
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Thomas Lienhard
Are they rebranding completely or will it retain the FLIR name?
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Undisclosed Integrator #5
What about:
ACTi, their website has an NDAA compliance statement.
3Svision, their website has a TAA and NDAA compliance statement. Not all of their products are compliant.
GEOVISION, provided an NDAA compliance letter.
Request IPVM contact all to verify.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
Having only non Chinese sensor chips does not make you NDAA compliant.
Initially this was correct.
You need to read all the changes to date. Latest was a few months ago.
You can't have sister chips in the cameras either ,made in China". This rules out many companies claiming to be NDAA compliant selling to US government.
Changes state that even if you are a Chinese company and build in other countries, examples, US , India, Mexico, you are not compliant.
I suggest you take the time and check this out because I did.
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Undisclosed Integrator #7
This is very useful information.
Here is my big question of the day: Do Ubiquiti radios and switches contain any banned parts?
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Undisclosed #8
Viakoo must possess some kind of master list indicating which manufacturers components are NDAA compliant and which are not...
or how could they offer to do this? NDAA 889B - Viakoo, Inc
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Joe McCarthy
I am with ACTi. I believe 75% of our product line is currently compliant (ballpark). My understanding is we are shooting for 100% compliance by years end.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #10
John - What about the March Networks OEM cameras - there wasn't a statement on those but am guessing they are not NDAA compliant either?
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Conor Healy
iryx has been added to this list. They told us they are 100% NDAA-compliant.
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Conor Healy
Hanwha has provided an updated list of compliant products, now available at a public link. The link in the report has also been updated.
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Conor Healy
Per an update from March Networks, they have been moved to the Majority Compliant section. They also provided us with a statement.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #10
Conor - do you have any info on i3 International & Click-IT - Both OEM Cameras and their NVR/ HVRs are suspected to have the Huawei Chipsets. They are not "mainstream" but have been sold into the specific niche vertical markets. Thanks
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Conor Healy
Solink told us they are 100% compliant, and have been added to the list.
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Conor Healy
Commend provided a statement confirming 100% compliance, and have been added to the whitelist.
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David Nelson-Gal
Are these statements inclusive of past products as well or only what they are selling today?
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Conor Healy
A list of compliant IDIS products has been added to the report.
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Conor Healy
Vicon provided a list of compliant products. It has been added.
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Conor Healy
JCI/Tyco security have removed their last non-compliant products, meaning their entire product portfolio is now NDAA-compliant. Note that past JCI models may not be compliant.
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Undisclosed Integrator #11
is TVT (and their OEM's) still uses Hi-silicon/Huawei chips?
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #10
Would like to see a statement from Verint - they manufacture their Edge VR boxes and have yet to issue a formal statement to any of their dealers. I talked to one yesterday who was told "Don't worry about it" from his rep which isn't quite the same as a "no"
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Mark Halleck
Team IPVM - this information is a great resource tool for Integrators, End Users and Consultants.
As a Regional Manager for Geutebrück USA, I would like to state that all of our product portfolio is NDAA compliant.
Geutebrück's complete line of Servers, Viewing Stations, Cameras and related components including:
- Mainboards / Motherboards- Central Processing Units (CPU's)- Random Access Memory (RAM)- Graphics Cards- Solid State Drives (SSD's)- Hard Disk Drives (HHD's)
Therefore, our hardware does not contain any banned components, such as System-on-a-Chip (SoCs) or other technology with Chinese origin, in accordance with the announcement by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
We would be pleased to provide a statement of compliance endorsed by our Managing Director and Director of Quality Control to any individual or entity requesting further documentation.
Thank you for adding clarity to an extremely murky situation.
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Conor Healy
Good morning! MOBOTIX has been moved to 100% compliance based on new information.
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Conor Healy
ACTi's list of compliant products has been added to the report.
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Conor Healy
Panasonic i-Pro has been removed from the whitelist. Suspecting deception by the manufacturer, we took apart one of their US-listed models and found a Huawei chip inside. Read our report on this issue for more information: Warning: Panasonic i-PRO Deceives About NDAA Compliance
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Derek Ward
For those curious about Geovision's NDAA compliance, it is certainly not 100%. I tore down 2 current Geovision cameras, and found that the GV-EBD8711 uses a HiSilicon chip, while the GV-EVD2100 uses a Grain chip. I checked Geovision's website prior to posting this, and I do not see any NDAA-specific message from them yet.
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Undisclosed Integrator #5
Several months ago I requested an NDAA compliant statement and received one from GeoVision. Because the wording of the compliance statement did not disclose the source of the SoC, I requested clarification from the company, twice, and never received a reply. Based on this non-response a decision was made not to use GeoVision products.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #14
Geutebrück products are also 100% NDAA compliant. Please add!
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Conor Healy
Vaion has been added to the list as 100% compliant.
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Conor Healy
Geutebrück has been added as 100% compliant based on statements provided to IPVM.
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Conor Healy
Clinton has been moved from 100% compliant to mostly compliant after the company told us they discovered the CE-HD04SW HD splitter, and some of their DVR products, use HiSilicon SOCs.
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Conor Healy
360 Vision Technology has been added as 100% compliant.
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Ethan Ace
Update: several readers have asked about JCI's sourcing of their new Illustra Essentials Gen4 line. Based on configuration similarities in their documentation, these cameras appear to be from the same supplier as their Gen3 Pro line:
This supplier is likely Topview, though neither JCI nor Topview have confirmed this relationship. Import records to JCI (under the Sensormatic name) from Topview from the past six months show significant activity:
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George Peffer
Which cameras from UNV are compliant? Anyone? I have a project that already has UNV recorders.
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