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Default Passwords for World Wide Packets/Lightning Edge Equipment
- Subject: Default Passwords for World Wide Packets/Lightning Edge Equipment
- From: gbonser at seven.com (George Bonser)
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 01:24:51 -0800
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <11B064048F34FD4094CBA16FC04BE219864BC3D5@ex01><[email protected]><11B064048F34FD4094CBA16FC04BE219864BC3D6@ex01> <[email protected]>
> Right - what I'm saying is the fact that there are default passwords
at
> all is horribly insecure, and that the vendor in question should be
> prodded to change this dangerous practice.
How is that a risk in any way? Considering that one must have physical
access to reset the unit to factory default, having physical access
pretty much trumps any other security measure.