ONVIF Suspends Dahua and Hikvision

By: John Honovich, Published on Oct 09, 2019

Dahua and Hikvision have been 'suspended', and effectively expelled, from ONVIF, immediately following US sanctions being placed on the 2 mega Chinese surveillance manufacturers.

They join Huawei, also recently suspended by ONVIF for the same reason.

Inside this note, we examine what happened, share ONVIF's statement and how this will impact Dahua and Hikvision.

Update: ONVIF sent an email to members confirming this on 10/11/2019.

Update: Hikvision confirmed the suspension with an email to USA dealers on 10/11/2019.

Update: ONVIF has published an official statement on their website confirming this on 10/14/2019.

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**** **********, **** ******** ********* by ******** *** **** ******.

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******: ***** **** ** email ** ******* ********** this ** **/**/****.

******: ********* ********* *** suspension **** ** ***** to *** ******* ** 10/11/2019.

******:***** *** *********** ******** ********* ** their ******* ********** **** on **/**/****.

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ONVIF *********

***** ********* **** ** IPVM ******:

****** ********* ******* ** US ****** ************** *********** (EAR) **** **** *** access ** ******* *******-**** information *********. **** ******** a ******’* ******* ** submit ********** ******** *** conformance ** ***** ***** representatives ** *********** ** the **** ** *****.

UPDATE: ***** *****

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Update: ********* ***** ********

********* *** **** * 'special ********' ** ******* acknowledging *** **********, *********** existing ********* ***** ******** are ***** ** *** that **** *** ************* with ***** ** ******* resolve ****:

No *** ******** *** ** *********, ******** **** ******

***** **** **** ******** products ********* ***** ** the ********** **** ******. However, *** ******** ****** be *********, ** **** as *** ********** *********.

UPDATE - ***** *** ********* *** **-****** ** *******

** ***********, ***** *** Hikvision **** ******* **** the ****** **** *** from *** ********** *********. Now, **** **** **** re-added, **** ***** **********:

***** **** **** ********* issues ** ******** *** status ** *** ******* in *** ******** ******. This ****** *** ********** products ** *** ******** members ** ** *********** hidden **** **** ** the *******. *** ******** conformant ******** *** ******* names ** *** ******** members *** *** ******* again ** *** *******.

Software ***** ********, ***** ****** ***

***** *** ********* *** still ******* *** ***** software **** ** ***** on*****'* ******************* ***** *** ******.

Restrictions **** *** *****, **********, ***.

*******, *** ******* *** firmware ****** ** ***** conformant *** ** ***** continues ** ******* *** technology ** ***** ** support ********* **************, ***** and ********* **** *** be ******* ** ******.

ONVIF ******** ********* ** ***** *** *********

** *** ******** **** for ***** *** *********, since **** *** ** large, **** *********/***** ******* their ******** ******** *** the *******'* *** ****. And, ** ******, **** one **** ***-**-*** ***** or *********, ***** ** not ******. ** **** end, *** ***** *****, this ****** *** **** an ******.

*** ***** *** ***** a ****** ** ********* that ****** ** *********** via ***** *** *** Dahua *** ********* ****** or ** ***** **** (both ********* **** ******** of ****** ****** ********* firmware ********, ***.). ***** support ****** **** ********* the ******* *** ********* for ** ***** **** systems *** ***** ****, depending ** *** **** these ********* **** (***** is ** ******* ** set **** **** **** would ***).

Sanctions ******

***** *** ********* **** debate ***** *** ******* the ********* **** ****** Dahua *** *********. *** obvious ************ *** ******** US ******* ***** (*.*., an ***** **** ** a ******* ******* **** drive). *******, ***** ***** already ***** ****** ********* sanctions ****** (** ******), clearly ***** ******** ***** 'technology' ** **** ******* by ** *********.

**** ** *** ***** what ***** '**********' ** groups *** **** **** themselves ******* ***** ** sanctions, * *** ******* in ********* *** *********** an ****** ********* *** have.

*******, ***** *********** ******* from *** ********'* **** standards **** ** ***** a **** ** *** reach ***** ********* *** already ******.

Comments (45)

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Abdelhamid Metwally

IPVMU Certified | 10/09/19 02:26pm

*** ***** ******* ************* (such ** *******, ****** and *********) ********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Abdelhamid Metwally | 10/09/19 03:28pm

***** ******* *************

**** *** ************* ** the ** ****** **** are ********, ** *******, Tiandy, *** ********* *** not.

*** *******, ****** ** Sensetime ** **** (* large ****** *********** *********) would ** ********* ** not ******* ** **** ONVIF ***, ***** ***** 3 *** ** *** entity ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

10/09/19 02:30pm

** ** ******* ** on * ***** ** the *******.. **** **** just ******* ***** *** standards.. **** * *****..

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 10/09/19 03:30pm

***, ***** ******* **** have *** *** ********* with ** ******* ********* allowed, ***:***** *** ********** *** National ***** ************ *********.

****** ****, ***** **** someone ******** ** ******* the ** ** ***** unfair ** *** ***, the *** *** ******* done *** **** ** worse ** ******* ***** surveillance *************.

**** *** *** ***** but ******* ******** ** the ***. **** ** quite ****** ********** ****-*****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 10/09/19 03:32pm

**** ****** *** **** the ***** ** ***** :)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 10/09/19 03:34pm

*** ****** ******** * funny!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

10/09/19 02:41pm

** ** **** ** assume *** *** ***'* will **** ** ******* from *** ****** ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 10/09/19 03:34pm

***'* **** **** ** removed

*'** ***** *****. ****'* a **** *****, * should **** ******* ** this ***********. * **** update **** **** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

10/09/19 01:36pm

**, *** ***** ******** still ****** ** **********, only *** *** ***’* will *** ** ******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 10/09/19 04:52pm

******** ******** *** ***** conformant, *** **** ******, ONVIF *********.

****, ******, **** ***** those ******** *** *** company ***** **** ** the ******* ********** **** that:

***** **** **** ********* issues ** ******** *** status ** *** ******* in *** ******** ******. This ****** *** ********** products ** *** ******** members ** ** *********** hidden **** **** ** the *******. *** ******** conformant ******** *** ******* names ** *** ******** members *** *** ******* again ** *** *******.

Michael Miller

10/10/19 01:01am

** ***** ***** ** add *** **** ***** this ** ***** ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 10/10/19 11:21am

* ***'* ***** **, they *** *** *** anything ***** ****** ** their **** *** **** suspended **** * ***** ago.

**** *** **** ** email *** *** **** to ***** ******* * weeks *** ***** ******, partial *********:

***** **** *********, * would ****** ** **** point **** **** * similar ***** ***** ***** and *********.

Michael Miller

In reply to John Honovich | 10/10/19 05:42pm

*** ** **** **** have * ******* ** they *** *** ***** post ********* ****?

**** & ******:******* ******** - *****

****:***** **** - ***** Blog

** ****...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 10/10/19 03:46pm

***** ** *** ***** at ************* *********. ** this ************, ** *** feeling ** **** ***** does *** **** ** embarrass ** ****** ** be ******** ** *** manufacturer.

**** ****, ** ** a ******** ****** ** they ****** **** **** form ** ***** ******, even ** ** ** as ****** ** * Dahua ************* **********...

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Campbell Chang

10/10/19 05:00am

********, ** ***** ********* to ******* *** ********** or ***** ** ******* expanding **************, ***** *** Hikvision **** *** ** allowed ** ******.

******* * ***'* ***** getting ****** **** ** an ***** *** ***** guys. ****'* ******* **** from ******* ****** ** other ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

10/10/19 05:48am

***** ** ** **** to ****** **** **** year *** ** ********* of ***** ********* ** host ******** ******** ** Europe / **** / North ******* / **** schedule? **** **** ** is ** / ***** / ****-**** / *****.

*** ******** ******** **** them?

Undisclosed Integrator #5

10/10/19 10:26am

**** ******** ********* **** launch ***** *** ******** of **** ******** *** force *** ************ ** join **** :-)

Colin MacPhee

10/10/19 03:33pm

* ***'* *** **** having *** ****** ** the ***** ****. ****'** seen **** ****** *** it **** ****** **** to ***** ************* *** small ****** ** ********** that **** *** **** us **********. **'** *********** cutting ******** **** *** manufactures *********** **** **** hurting ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Colin MacPhee | 10/10/19 03:36pm

***** ************* *** ***** amount ** ********** **** they *** **** ** themselves

***'* *** ** **** can **** ** ***** themselves. **** *****, * am *** ** ****** in **** *****, *** the **** **** **** widely *** ** ********** / ******* ** *****, even ****** **** ******* cost ****, ******* ***** is **** ******** *********.

Birger Kollstrand

In reply to John Honovich | 10/11/19 06:11am

***** *** ******* ** chips ***** **** ** China ** ******* *********. Huawei ** *** ** them *** **'* ****** evident ** ***** ****** phone ****** **** **** that **** *** ***** of *** ***********. ***** has **** ***** ** catch ** **** *** night **** **********, *** the ********* ***** ************* testers **** ** ** that *** ****** ***** images *** ******. **** if **** *** ** a *** **** *** chip *** **** ******.

* ***** **'* **** not ** ************* *** technological ************ **** *** already ******* ** *****. And **** ********** **** continue ** **** ******* when *** **** ** how **** ***** ******* in *********. **** **********, but **** ** ******* students ****** ** ** educated.

**** ** ************ ** China - *********"** *** ****, ***** were *,*** ******** *** universities, **** **** ** million ******** ******** ** mainland *****.[*]**** **** * ******* Chinese ******** ********* **** university ** ****" *** "As ** ****, *** country *** *** *****'* second ******* ****** ** universities ** *** ******** Ranking ***********'* *** *** universities."

**** ******* ** *******, it ***** ***** ** catching ** **** *** then **** ******** ***** the ********** ** **.***** ************ ******** ********** - *********

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Birger Kollstrand | 10/11/19 08:13am

* *** ******** * German ** *********** ** on *******. *** ***** of ********** *** ***** on ** ** ***** is ******. ****** *** a ***** ***** ****, even ********** ** ****** and ****** - ***** but ***** **** **** to ******* *** **** forward..

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Birger Kollstrand | 10/11/19 01:22pm

* ***** **'* **** not ** ************* *** technological ************ **** *** already ******* ** *****

**** ***** *** ********* are ****** *** ** chips **** ********* **** than ****** ** ********** count.

** *** ***** ****** conclude ************ ** ********** based **, *.*., *&* engineer *****, ********* ***** be #*, ********* ******* **,*** *&* engineers. *** *********'* ******** products *** ******** *** far ******** ** * company **** ******** **** a ******** ** *********'* engineers. ******.**, ***.

*** *** *** ***, now **** **** ***** chance ** ***** **. If *** *** ** really **** *********, ****** off *** ** ********** and **** *** *****.

Birger Kollstrand

In reply to John Honovich | 10/11/19 01:13pm

***, ** **** ** interesting ** *** ***** it ****.

**** ** *****, ***** is ******* **, ** seems **** ***** ** a **** ******** ******** push *** ************* ************ in *** *** **** in *******. ********** ******** to ******, *** **** compared ** *** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | 10/11/19 01:32pm

******: ***** ******* ******* confirming *** **********:

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to John Honovich | 10/11/19 03:13pm

*** *** "***** ****** Sdn. ***." **** ***** have *********?

**** ****'* ** **** list

******* ******** :: ******** of ******* ******** ** the ****** ****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 10/11/19 03:32pm

********* ** *****,********* ** '*********' *.*., owned ** *********:

**** ** **** ***** who ** ********* ******* they *** ***** ** Dahua.

*** *******, ******** ** what ******** *** *******, Hikvision *** ****** *********** in ***** ****** ********** since **** *** ***** by *********, ***.

Undisclosed #8

In reply to John Honovich | 10/13/19 06:42pm

***** *** * **** about ** ** ***** website, ***:

Undisclosed Integrator #1

10/11/19 03:47pm

* *** *** ********* /Dahua *** ****** ********** so **** *** ******* their *** ** ****..

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

10/11/19 05:19pm

* ******* ******** ******** on **** ** **** if ***** *** ********* their ******* **** * body **** ** ** follow ****? **** ***** block ************* ** *** private ****** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | 10/13/19 12:12pm

Update: ********* ***** ********

********* *** **** * 'special ********' ** ******* acknowledging *** **********, *********** existing ********* ***** ******** are ***** ** *** that **** *** ************* with ***** ** ******* resolve ****:

Undisclosed #8

In reply to John Honovich | 10/13/19 06:50pm

********* *** **** * 'special ********' ** ******* acknowledging *** **********...

****** **** **** ********** might *** ** ******* to ** ***’*, **** as ***, ****** **** an ******* ******* *****:

*** ** ***% ***** compliant, ****** *** ************....

omar Hammoud

10/13/19 09:39pm

***** ********,

****** *** * **** or ** ******** ********* on *** *** **** we *** ****.

*'** ******** **** ****** and ******'* **** ******** on ***** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to omar Hammoud | 10/13/19 10:38pm

****, *** ******** (*******) reason ***** *** *** yet ******* ** ******* anything ** ***** *******.

***, ** *** *** see **** *** ******* bulletin **** *********, ********* has ************ **** ** true.

** *** **** ******* evidence, **** ** *** communication **** *****'* ** firm:

*** ****** ** **** email ****** ** *****'* PR **** ******* ******* as ***** ***** ****** ***** ***** release:

omar Hammoud

In reply to John Honovich | 10/14/19 02:43pm

***** *** ****,

***'* **** *** *** if *** ******* **** stick.

******* **** *****'* **** an ******** ********* ******* it ***** ******* ** away ****** **** ** expect.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to omar Hammoud | 10/14/19 02:48pm

***** **** **** *** working ** * ********* for ***** *******. ****** dealt **** ***** **** times **** *** *****, the ***** ** **** likely ******** * ********* about **** *** *** to *** ** ******* the ******* ********* / companies ********.

** ********* **** ****** when ***** ***** ******* statement.

John Honovich

IPVM | 10/14/19 06:04pm

******:***** *** *********** ******** ********* ** their ******* ********** ****, excerpted *****:

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 10/16/19 09:44am

*** **** ****** ***** ONVIF ************* ** **** thereof. ********** *** **** * public ********* ** ***** website ************** ***** ********* *** suspended, ***** ******* ** properly ***** ** ****** these ********* ******* ***** ******'* ****, *.*., ******* ****:

***** ***** **** **** a '** *******' ** why **** ***** *** accurately ****** ***** *** member ****.

**'* *******, ** ***** for **** *************, *** so **** *** *****, given ***** ***** ******.

** **** ******** ** follow ** *** **** for * ********** ** this. ***** ***** **** causes ******* ********* *** many ***** *** **** go ** *****'* *** official ****** **** *** then ******** **** ***** companies *** *** *********, which ** ** ****** of*****'* *** ********* ****, *****.

Undisclosed Distributor #10

In reply to John Honovich | 10/16/19 11:35am

**** **** ***********, **** ONVIF ******** *** ***** devices ***** **********:

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #10 | 10/16/19 12:09pm

#**, ******, **** ***, I ******** **** ******. I ** ****** ***** for ********* ******* ***** this ******** ** *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 10/16/19 06:27pm

*****'* ********:

***** ** *** ********* US *** ** ******** members ** ******** ** use ***** ** **** was ****** **** **** prior ** *** *** effective ****. **** ***** IP ******** *** **** tool.

***** ********** ****:

***** ** ********* ******** issued ******** **** *** Bureau ** ******** *** Security ** ** *** the ********** ** ******** setting ** *********** ****** or ****** *** ******** by *** ***.

** *** ******** **** this. ****** **** ******** or *********, *** ** know.

Undisclosed #8

In reply to John Honovich | 10/16/19 06:53pm

***** ** *** ********* US *** ** ******** members ** ******** ** use ***** ** **** was ****** **** **** prior ** *** *** effective ****. **** ***** IP ******** *** **** tool.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 10/17/19 08:35pm

** **** ******** ** with ***** ***** ******* research **** ******** ************ on ********* ******. ***:******* ******** ******* ********** Prohibited ********** ** *** Standards ******* ** *********** Context **** * ****** Entity ** ********.

** **********, *** **** excerpt ** ********** **********:

*** ************** ** **** a ********** ******* **** Dahua ********** ******** *** conformance (*** * ***-****** process / *******) ***** be ******* *** ******.

*** ******** **** *** instructions *** ********** ** advisory *******:

*** ********** ******** ** specific ********* *** ******** in *** ******** *****, exporters *** ******* ** advisory ******* ***** *** procedures ********* ** **** 748 ** *** ***.

** **** ***** ***** if **** **** **** so *** *** ***** what ******* **** ***** be. ** **** ****** accordingly.

Undisclosed #8

In reply to John Honovich | 10/17/19 09:26pm

*** ************** ** **** a ********** ******* **** Dahua ********** ******** *** conformance (*** * ***-****** process / *******) ***** be ******* *** ******.

*** ** *** ***** that?

*** ****** ** *** restriction ***** ** **

*** ****** ****-***** ********* requirement **** **** ** whether *** ******** ******** the ********, ********, ** other ********** ** ********** or ******** **** ** of *.*.-******...

****, ********** *** *** test **** **** *** exchange ** ******** ** disclose *.*. ********** ** the ******.

*** ************ ** *** example *** *****, *** do *** ******* ********** via *** **** **** gives “****** ** ********* or ********* ********?”

Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

10/15/19 10:14am

* ****** **** **** (Bosch) *** *** ** the ******** ******** ** ONVIF. **** ******* *** made ** *****. *** sure *** ** ***** makes **** *******, *** if **'* *** ** Dahua, **** **** **** that **** (*****) ******* are ******* ** *** same ***** ************?

Undisclosed #8

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 10/15/19 04:14pm

* ***** **, ** doesn’t ****** **** **** Hikua **** *** ********.

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