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j0n4s51013y@Demolishun please Tim don't shoot me i will change it to something more secure!
Changes it to "password" :) -
C0D4647763yYour router has a password?
Wait, you can change the password?
The last router my ISP gave me didn't have a login screen at all 🤷♂️
I blame the shitty ISPs more then uneducated users. -
A good router should have a default password that's random (not derived from the MAC and certainly not a single global default). Afaik AVM uses a dictionary word + a few digits, which combined with a lockout to prevent brute forcing is "good enough".
Of course if you're a business running a public access point you should either know what you're doing or pay a professional that does. Especially if it's a larger setup like in a hotel.
In conclusion: I blame both! -
@saucyatom "lockout to prevent bruteforcing"
Inb4 cycling and randomizing your mac address.
Or simply copying one that's already authenticated. -
@Wisecrack I haven't tried but it might be a global CD, which turns your brute forcing into a denial of service attack.
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hjk10155463yMy admin password is the default one. However everything (web/telnet/ssh/ftp) is inaccessible from wi-fi and 8 of the 10 ports.
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C0D4647763y@hjk101 oh no. It was a router, it was still configurable at 192.168.X.1 it was just a login-less ui.
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Why the fuck do people not change their router admin password!? I was at a hotel today and could access their router admin interface with the default credentials. I guess this isn't purely the fault of the hotel because not all people know a damn thing about security and only use the interface to change the SSID and password of the AP. But why allow them to leave the default password? Why isn't this a standard feature to be forced to change the password :|
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