alb_004@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoNo more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UKwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down16cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkNo more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UKwww.theguardian.comalb_004@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-squareZikeji@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·7 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.
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.