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No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Most routers already have non-standard passwords by default. At least in EU. I’m not sure which devices besides routers and IoT peripherals are affected by this bill.

[–] TheGrandNagus 1 points 6 months ago

All of them I've seen do use non-standard passwords for the web access portion, however it's been a mixed bag for the admin controls on the router OS itself. It's often just admin/admin.

Which is crazy. I could, if I were inclined, log into the router in someone's house/business if they haven't changed the admin password, but they have provided me with a password to access the web. Most people don't bother changing the admin password.