Alb_x_008@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoNo more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UKwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNo more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UKwww.theguardian.comAlb_x_008@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareZikeji@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoThe law is for devices that come out of the box with a weak default. Like buying a wifi hotspot where the default is “admin123” would be bad. The default being random and printed on a label in the device is probably what this is aiming to usher in.
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoit’s been a very long time since I’ve seen a default that wasn’t random or a unique pass phrase
The law is for devices that come out of the box with a weak default. Like buying a wifi hotspot where the default is “admin123” would be bad. The default being random and printed on a label in the device is probably what this is aiming to usher in.
it’s been a very long time since I’ve seen a default that wasn’t random or a unique pass phrase