What If I Just return 0 the Firmware Signature Check

Description

A photorealistic meme of a messy-haired engineer in a gray TP-LINK polo and bilingual "TP-LINK ENGINEER / 工程师" badge, smirking and pointing at a whiteboard. Impact text reads "WHAT IF I..." at top and "...JUST FIXED EXPIRED KEYS, SIGNATURE CHECKS, AND SMB TRUNCATE WITH RETURN 0;" at bottom. The board funnels "expired keys?" (not yet valid / too old / who cares), "signature check?" (RSA fail / ECDSA fail / whatever), "signed firmware?" (wrong key / modified / still fine), and "SMB truncate?" (size mismatch / mid-write drop / just return 0; lol) into a boxed "return 0;". A stub "int verify_signature(buf, len, key) { // why bother return 0; }" sits below a smug "It says signed, so it must be signed" doodle and a yellow "SHIP IT" rocket sticky. On the desk: a "CAFFEINE PATCHES EVERYTHING" mug, a cardboard "BOOTLOADER (VERY IMPORTANT)" box with a checked "SIGNATURE CHECK" box, and a TP-LINK router; a poster behind him asks "HOW SECURE IS YOUR ROUTER? LOL (not very)." The joke is consumer-router security theater: firmware authentication that always succeeds.