I feel like a boomer, but why is this dangerous? Why is the default randomised string of numbers, letters and special characters easier to guess than if I generate an other random string?
I meant things like admin/admin. I didn't know they come with randomly generated codes now; that's good! Even so, as @Cypher@lemmy.world said, the rules by which these codes were generated might be online (like if you search up "[router name] manual"), permitting a targeted brute-force attack maybe.
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SwallowsDick@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
What are common things to look out for?
radix@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y
The first thing that comes to mind is keeping the default credentials for router settings.
Usernamealreadyinuse@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
I feel like a boomer, but why is this dangerous? Why is the default randomised string of numbers, letters and special characters easier to guess than if I generate an other random string?
Cypher@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
Usernamealreadyinuse@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks!
radix@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
I meant things like
admin/admin. I didn't know they come with randomly generated codes now; that's good! Even so, as @Cypher@lemmy.world said, the rules by which these codes were generated might be online (like if you search up "[router name] manual"), permitting a targeted brute-force attack maybe.Usernamealreadyinuse@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Thanks!
KrisND@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y